⚽ Messi To Saudi Arabia Would Not Be Ideal End

This potential final chapter would not be what most had dreamed of for Lionel Messi. [View in browser]( [FOX SPORTS INSIDER WITH MARTIN ROGERS] In today’s FOX Sports Insider with Martin Rogers: A potential transfer of Lionel Messi to Saudi Arabia would showcase a change in the soccer world … With the 2023 NFL Draft in the books, who are the potential top picks in the 2024 NFL Draft? … and more! On arguably the biggest week of the European soccer season, amid title races in various countries, with relegation fights being bitterly fought, hours before a pair of blockbuster Champions League semifinals, came reports of news that could overshadow it all. Lionel Messi, according to multiple reports, appears to be heading to Saudi Arabia for what are expected to be the closing years of his legendary career. The World Cup-winning Argentina superstar had long been expected to leave Paris St. Germain, where he has become increasingly disgruntled, at the end of the current season. Yet while rumors perpetually swirled about interest from the Middle East following Cristiano Ronaldo's move to Al-Nassr following the World Cup, so too had it come to feel like other options might tilt his decision-making. Barcelona, the club where he ruled the roost for so long, was said to be formulating a package to bring Messi back, despite its severe financial difficulties. Major League Soccer's Inter Miami, co-owned by David Beckham, thought they were in play. If Tuesday's reports prove accurate, money will have spoken the loudest. Reports have Messi's salary at an incredible $657 million (likely spread across two years), which would leapfrog him over Ronaldo as the highest-earning athlete on the planet — he was No. 2 this past year. 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Moore then drafted offensive tackle Darnell Wright out of Tennessee at No. 10 to help solidify Fields’ pocket. A Moore-Chase, Claypool-Darnell Mooney receiver room ain’t too shabby, plus rookie wideout Tyler Scott projects to be a solid deep threat down the field. Chicago will obviously benefit from Aaron Rodgers’ NFC North departure, and it’s almost impossible to expect Minnesota to be anywhere near as lucky — er, successful — as it was last year with a 13-4 finish. I’m also fascinated to see how Detroit [+130 North favorites] performs with actual expectations. Let’s pump the brakes on the Bears winning a division title, but it’s eye-opening to see their front office attack weaknesses and build in the trenches. This team suddenly has good bones and eight wins is very doable. For the latest betting odds, [click here](. 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