Reports in Italy suggest that Francesco Totti is inching closer to a return to his beloved Roma, but how much will it cost the Giallorossi to bring their legendary former captain to the staff?
Roma a possible return for club legend Totti. Senior Giallorossi advisor Claudio Ranieri has recently confirmed that there have been talks: “I know Friedkins is considering it, I hope Francesco can really be useful to Roma as well, because he is really part of Roma,” he said.
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Totti is Roma’s all-time leading scorer with 785 appearances across all competitions, and is also the club’s all-time top scorer with 307.
Totti spent 25 years in Roma’s first team and had initially stepped into a backroom role after retiring in 2017. He later resigned in 2019, citing disagreements with former co-owner and chairman James Pallotta. Totti claimed that he was regularly left out of the club’s decisions.
Totti insisted that he would only return to Rome under a different ownership, which is now the case with the Fridkin family at the helm.
Totti was recently spotted at the Stadio Olimpico for the first time in years, and it has been reported that this was at the invitation of Ryan Friedkin.
If Totti’s return to Roma does indeed materialise, it is believed that he will earn an annual salary of around €1 million according to reports from Calcio e Finanza.
What’s more important to Totti, however, is the exact role he will take on if he returns to the Stadio Olimpico.
There have been suggestions that he could be hired as technical director, a practical role that assists sporting director Ricky Massara. In that role, Totti would be involved in transfer decisions and negotiations, as well as have a close relationship with the first-team coaches and the playing staff.
However, reports on Thursday claim that Totti is prepared to take on a more consulting, advisory or ambassadorial position, as long as it leads to a “decision-making role” in the near future.
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