Sydney Sweeney inundated with messages for a date from Man Utd, Liverpool & Arsenal aces after split from fiance
The Euphoria star, 27, has been propositioned by football players from Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal.
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Despite the offers, the pin-up has politely declined.
Sydney split from her ex- fiance, producer Jonathan Davino, earlier this year.
They had dated since 2018 and got engaged in 2022.
However, she is now said to be casually dating in America.
A source said: 'Her Instagram DMs are packed with messages from famous men trying to get in contact with her.
'It's mostly guys playing for teams like Manchester United, Liverpool, and Arsenal.
'They offer her trips to Europe to see them and take her on a date, but she's not the kind of person who does that.
'Some of them are very insistent and have even tried to find her address to send her flowers, but she always refuses.
'I'd say more than 100 people, from celebs to millionaires or very rich people from the Middle East and Asia, contact her every month.'
Pals are now joking to the White Lotus actress that she is 'the most wanted woman in America since Madonna '.
While Sydney doesn't mind polite messages, the source said she is quick to call out those who misbehave.
They added: 'The ones who cross the line of respect are quickly blocked.
'Not long ago, an American actor who had recently divorced approached her to take her on a date.
'She declined and he started being very rude, so she told him to stop talking to her and to show some respect to her and all women.'
In May, Sydney said of her new single life: 'I'm learning a lot about myself, spending more time with my friends. And I'm loving it.'
Sydney and Jonathan are said to have been ' rocky for some time ' before calling it quits.
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Her busy work schedule was reportedly partly to blame.
Sydney is an executive producer and the leading role in her upcoming film The Housemaid.
Last month, her campaign for clothing brand American Eagle was hailed as the 'end of woke'.
Killjoys accused it of racism for its 'good jeans' line — saying it promoted white supremacy.
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