Epic Sports have partnered with Deloitte Private to launch a specialist Multi-Family Office for athletes, marking another major step for Ali Barat’s agency beyond traditional player representation.
Epic Sports move beyond transfers with Deloitte Private partnership
Epic Sports have announced a major new business step, revealing a partnership with Deloitte Private to establish a specialist Multi-Family Office designed for elite athletes. In its LinkedIn message, Epic framed the move as “a new chapter in athlete representation,” adding that the initiative is built for the “unique financial realities of elite sport” and aimed at supporting athletes “far beyond their playing careers.”
The core idea is clear: Epic are trying to expand from a transfer-and-contract agency into a broader long-term platform covering wealth structuring, tax strategy, family governance and post-career security. The new structure is meant to protect athletes’ financial future, preserve multigenerational wealth and provide institutional-level support tailored specifically to professional sport.
Ali Barat’s message – “trust and long-term security”
Epic founder Ali Barat positioned the move as part of a wider philosophy around responsibility and long-term planning. In the announcement, he said: “True success is measured in trust and long-term security. This collaboration ensures our athletes receive the institutional support needed to protect their future.”
That quote matters because it shows how Epic want to be seen now: not only as a dealmaking agency, but as a structure that manages the bigger life cycle of an athlete’s career and finances.
Who are Epic Sports and Ali Barat?
Epic Sports is one of the fastest-rising football agencies in the market, led by Ali Barat, an operator known for high-value European deals and an increasingly elite client base. FootballAgencies.com’s agency and agent profiles describe Barat as the founder and owner of Epic Sports and note his sharp growth across the Premier League, LaLiga and other top markets.
Barat’s status has also been reinforced by awards recognition. He won the Golden Boy Best Agent award, underlining how quickly his reputation has grown at the top end of the market.
Recent roster momentum – Dumfries and the Kluivert brothers
The Deloitte Private move also lands at a time when Epic’s client roster is expanding. Denzel Dumfries recently joined the agency, another major addition to Barat’s stable.
Epic also recently added Justin Kluivert and Ruben Kluivert, showing that the agency is balancing established top-league names with broader family and long-term career relationships.
This is bigger than a normal sponsorship or advisory tie-up. By creating a dedicated Multi-Family Office with Deloitte Private, Epic are signaling that elite athletes increasingly want something closer to a private-wealth structure than a traditional football agency alone. The model combines representation with institutional planning around family wealth, taxes and long-term security.
In practical terms, it is another sign that the biggest agencies are no longer competing only on transfers. They are competing on who can build the strongest ecosystem around the athlete.
