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AFO™ — ATHLETE FAMILY OFFICE

The wealth foundation built before the wealth arrives.

A private advisory and capital platform operating at the intersection of sport, destination real estate, and family office structuring — for the athletes and motorsport enthusiasts building their next chapter.

FOOTBALL & MOTORSPORT DESTINATION REAL ESTATE FAMILY OFFICE CAPITAL
The gap

Why now.

Football and motorsport manufacture fast, young wealth like no other sports on earth — and almost nothing exists to protect it the moment it lands. Agents negotiate the contract. Brands run the campaign. The property decision that will shape the next twenty years gets made by whoever happens to be in the room.

That is the gap AFO™ exists to close. Not for every athlete — for the ones who understand that a playing career has a shape, and that the wealth it generates needs a structure that outlasts it.

128,694
Professional footballers worldwide
+30%
Growth in female players, 5yr
£16.5bn
Premier League rights cycle
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Not an agent. Not a generalist.

An agent is paid to close the next deal — the contract, the transfer, the boot deal — not to structure what happens to the money afterward. A generalist wealth manager can build a stocks-and-bonds portfolio, but rarely has off-market property access, developer relationships, or any real understanding of a playing career's specific rhythm: transfer windows, image rights, a handful of peak-earning years that may not repeat.

AFO™ does neither job. It does the one in between — institutional-grade real estate structuring, built around how an athlete actually earns, holds, and moves, backed by the same family office discipline and developer access used for every Drayton Family Office client.

"Every family office begins somewhere. We work selectively with the athletes building one from the ground up."

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How it actually works

Built for the players who don't have one yet.

Athlete Family Office (AFO™) exists for athletes building their first family office relationship from nothing — not replacing one that already exists. Drayton Family Office becomes that first advisor directly — discreet, principal-led, sized to a first acquisition today, with the same relationship expected to grow into a full portfolio over time. The mandate then flows into LUXEIQ™, the same infrastructure matching every family office mandate to developer listings, exactly as it would for any other client.

The relationship

Where a family office actually begins.

AFO™ runs on the same discipline applied to every Drayton Family Office client — the same principal, the same discretion, the same institutional standard, scaled to a first acquisition with the expectation it grows into a full portfolio.

Where it operates

Licensed, connected, and global.

📍 Europe🇵🇹

Portugal

AMI-licensed operations through Interluxe Realty® — Drayton Family Office's home market, with direct transactional capability, on-the-ground intelligence, and established developer relationships across the Algarve and beyond.

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📍 Middle East🇦🇪

United Arab Emirates

RERA-licensed operations through Interluxe Capital — Dubai is the base for three confirmed developer partnerships (DAMAC Properties, Ohana Development, Prestige One), covering the world's only Chelsea FC-branded residential development, the Manchester City Yas Residences, and the AFA Tower.

📍 Worldwide🌐

Global

Direct developer partnerships beyond licensed markets allow Drayton Family Office to structure and coordinate acquisitions globally — without requiring a local licence in every jurisdiction.

Founding partners

Developer partners, already confirmed.

DAMAC Properties
Chelsea Residences — Dubai Maritime City

Official Property Development Partner of Chelsea Football Club. Chelsea Residences by DAMAC is the world’s first Chelsea FC-branded residential development — over 1,400 sea-facing apartments, a rooftop football pitch, and elite athlete performance facilities. From AED 2.17M. Phase Two open.

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Ohana Development
Manchester City Yas Residences — Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi-based luxury developer behind the Manchester City Yas Residences — over 2,000 residences anchored to the Manchester City Football Academy along Yas Canal. From AED 1.7M. Handover 2029.

Prestige One
AFA Tower — Dubai

Official developer partner of the Argentina Football Association. AFA Tower combines luxury residences with custom football training facilities and interactive spaces — the world’s first AFA-branded residential development. Pre-launch — expressions of interest open.

Get involved

Begin a conversation.

AFO™ works selectively with clubs, federations, former players and developers building toward the same future. A limited number of founding partner positions remain.

Request a private conversation All enquiries handled directly by Tessa Drayton, in absolute confidence.