Guest of Radio TV Serie Athe former player now coach, Cristian Chivu, wanted to react to the incredible rumor of a return of Francesco Totti at 48 years old in Serie A: “until it happens, I won’t believe it. It’s impossible. I don’t know how and how much he trains, but today the players are flying on the field compared to us and our times. It’s a different type of football. The brain can give you an opinion, but the body no longer helps you“, declared the former Romanian international who also played for Inter. Since 2017, Francesco Totti has bowed out of the professional world after an emblematic career with AS Roma. Now aged 48, the former striker continues to gravitate around the world of football.
Closely following the adventures of the Giallorossi, the 2006 world champion also participated in the Kings League World Cup last June. The Italian legend said he was tempted by a return to competition: “Teams from Serie A called me. I admit that they made me think, that they drove me crazy. It would be difficult, but in life you should never say never. There are players who played so many years after their career ended. It also depends on where you play, with all due respect, but if I were to come back to Serie A I would have to train well. With the level of Serie A today, I could easily have a say on the pitch.”
