Published 17:33 IST, January 7th 2020
Francesco Totti asks youngsters to refrain from coming to Roma; claims they will be sold
AS Roma legend - Francesco Totti - has hit out at his former club. The former Italy forward claims AS Roma has a tendency to sell youngsters for a profit.
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Former Italian forward Francesco Totti was one of the most revered players during his playing days with AS Roma in the Serie A. Totti is one of the few players along with Andres Iniesta, Xavi Hernandez, Daniele de Rossi, Ryan Giggs and Steven Gerrard to have spent their entire career with one club. However, in a recent interview, Francesco Totti has warned youngsters against the idea of joining AS Roma at present.
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AS Roma honour club legend Francesco Totti with player of the decade title
🌟 PLAYER OF THE DECADE 🌟
— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) December 31, 2019
Yup. It's @Totti. 👑 pic.twitter.com/kI4foO17gC
Francesco Totti asks youngsters to refrain from coming to AS Roma; claims they will be sold soon
Classic one club men.
— Culture of Football Classics (@CFclassics) January 7, 2020
#9 Francesco Totti, Roma.
1st match as a 16 year old in March 1993.
Final match as a 40 year old in May 2017! #OneClubMan pic.twitter.com/YASivWUSHv
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Francesco Totti has since been involved in a huge fallout with his boyhood club - AS Roma. The Italian legend has taken that anger a step forward by telling agents to not do business with the club. The Roma legend quit his role as a player director in the summer. In an interview with DAZN, Francesco Totti said, "I would not send him to play at Roma because they would sell him pretty quickly." Francesco Totti made an incredible 786 appearances for Roma throughout his career and scored 307 goals in his 25 years as a first-teamer.
Another AS Roma legend retires from international football
Yesterday Daniele de Rossi announced his retirement from football ending an 18 year playing career. I feel old.
— TREKuartista95 (@trekuartista95) January 7, 2020
It signals the end of football as we know it, the era of De Rossi and Totti is finally over for good. A combined total of 1,401 club appearances.
Grazie, Daniele. pic.twitter.com/dvtRoNfCLH
17:33 IST, January 7th 2020