ع
Henry Dannell Private Clients said in a statement that it had structured a £5.22 million mortgage for a professional footballer in his early 20s who was relocating from Europe after signing a six year contract with an English Premier League club ahead of the 2026 27 season. The advisory firm reported that the client sought financing for a £5.8 million UK property purchase while limiting personal capital committed to the transaction and the solution accounted for his future earnings together with his international circumstances. The statement noted that the bespoke package allowed the purchase to complete prior to the player’s relocation to the UK.
According to the company’s announcement the transaction featured a 90 percent loan to value ratio on the £5.8 million property with the mortgage split into tranches that included £3.48 million interest only over 13 years £290 000 interest only over one year and £1.45 million capital repayment over six years. Henry Dannell Private Clients detailed that the client’s £580 000 deposit was funded through an existing Swiss private bank credit facility. The firm stated that the deal reflected a growing need for specialist advice among internationally mobile individuals whose financial profiles extend across multiple jurisdictions and do not fit conventional lending criteria.
Kem Kemal CEO and Co Founder of Henry Dannell Private Clients said in the statement “Despite the unrest and uncertainty of the past few years London still has an incredibly strong pull internationally.” Kemal added “The Premier League is a clear example of that continuing to attract some of the world’s leading talent to the UK. There are very few places that can compete with what the UK offers at the highest level of football.”
The executive continued in the statement that the Premier League has extraordinary global reach but the move goes beyond what happens on the pitch as players come with their families buy homes establish roots and build their lives in the UK. Kemal noted that at a time when there has been considerable debate around the UK’s ability to attract international wealth and talent the Premier League continues to demonstrate the strength of that appeal. Henry Dannell Private Clients reported that these are internationally mobile individuals who could build their lives in many different places yet some of the world’s leading footballers continue to come invest and make the UK their home.
A 2024 case study published on the Henry Dannell website described how the firm secured a 90 percent loan to value mortgage on a £5.2 million UK property for a director of football by generating competitive tension between lenders and leveraging the client’s strong profile and future earning potential. The company which was founded in 2019 and maintains a London headquarters specialises in high value mortgages cross border credit and complex income profiles according to its LinkedIn company profile. Henry Dannell Private Clients has expanded its focus on athletes entrepreneurs and high net worth clients requiring tailored financing that aligns with international tax and regulatory frameworks.
Specialist mortgage providers such as Fox Davidson have outlined that Premier League and other professional sports figures with total income approaching £300 000 or net assets near £3 million often qualify for private bank lending with more flexible criteria than mainstream offers. The brokerage’s sector overview indicated that such clients frequently present foreign currency income image rights structures and offshore assets that require manual underwriting and contract weighting by lenders. This pattern matches the cross border complexities Henry Dannell Private Clients addressed in its latest footballer transaction.
Henry Dannell Private Clients said in the statement that as international mobility continues to shape wealth creation and investment decisions transactions such as this illustrate how specialist lending solutions can support clients whose careers assets and financial arrangements span multiple countries.
