As much as I love working in the property industry, like most young boys I grew up dreaming of becoming a professional footballer for my beloved Wolverhampton Wanderers. Alas, it wasn't to be as I wasn't tall enough but perhaps more significantly, I wasn't good enough!

In a strange twist of fate, it's quite ironic that today some of the world's best footballers are now joining us in the property market. Granted, it might not be as glamorous as the Beautiful Game but that hasn't stopped some of the Premiership's biggest names becoming property tycoons.

Robbie Fowler for example is almost as famous for his astute property investment as he is for his goal-scoring capabilities.
Now five Premier League players have teamed up with Manchester-based investment company, Capital & Centric Investments to move forward a huge £250m development company focusing on the private rented sector.