Francesco Totti admits he was ‘really close’ to joining Real Madrid but believes he made ‘the right decision’ to stick with boyhood club Roma.
Totti retired from football in May 2017 as a member of a select group of players who spent their entire careers at a single club, and the iconic No 10 claims he would have only left Roma for Madrid.
“I was really close to moving to Real Madrid, but I made a huge life decision to stay at Roma for my entire career,”
Francesco Totti admits he was ‘really close’ to joining Real Madrid but believes he made ‘the right decision’ to stick with boyhood club Roma.
Totti retired from football in May 2017 as a member of a select group of players who spent their entire careers at a single club, and the iconic No 10 claims he would have only left Roma for Madrid.
“I was really close to moving to Real Madrid, but I made a huge life decision to stay at Roma for my entire career,”
“If I had decided to move, my choice was to move abroad but only to Real Madrid out of respect to the people and supporters of Roma.
“But in the end, I made the right decision to stay with my team that I have always supported and support forever.”