At the peak of his career, Francesco Totti had offers from numerous European greats. He rejected them all in turn in order to stay in his beloved Roma until the end of his career. However, one giant never contacted the “Prince of Rome”.
Totti told the Spanish media where he opened his soul. It is known that at one time Real Madrid was ready to offer the Italian a blank check just to move to Spain.
That transfer was very close. Totti thought about it for a very long time, but in the end he turned down the offer and stayed in Rome until the end of his career.
– For me, staying in Roma was the best decision. It is true that I was very close to signing for Real, but I decided with all my heart to stay anyway – Totti started and then continued:
– It is normal that when you play in clubs like Roma, unlike Real Madrid, you have a much lower chance of winning the Champions League, but Roma is a champion team for me.
It is known that Chelsea, more precisely Roman Abramovich, also offered suitcases for Totti to play for his club. The “Prince of Rome” replied that he could only play for him if he bought Roma.
However, it is interesting that Totti never received an offer at the address – Barcelona. And what is even more interesting is that the symbol of loyalty and loyalty to the club was thinking of going to the heart of Catalonia.
– Honestly, during my entire career, Barcelona, unlike Real, never approached me. I am very sorry about that because the club played superbly and I would like to try myself there.
When Totti already touched Barcelona, his Spanish colleagues were interested in seeing the arrival of Xavi on the bench of the famous club.
– If Xavi is a coach at the level he was a player, I don’t believe there will be a lot of problems. Barcelona has many young football players who have a great future ahead of them, but it will not be easy for them – Totti concluded.
How would Barcelona look to you if Totti played in it?
