Totti recommends Ancelotti to Roma: 'He'd be welcome.'
Totti recommends Ancelotti to Roma: 'He'd be welcome.'
Roma legend Francesco Totti weighed in on the Giallorossi's search for Claudio Ranieri's successor.
The former captain flew to Russia to participate in the RB Awards in Moscow, an event that raised some controversy due to the geopolitical context, but Totti decided to honor the invitation anyway.
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On the sidelines of the awards ceremony, asked by La Repubblica about Ranieri's possible successor on the Roma bench, Totti had no doubts.
'Ancelotti and Mourinho are the best in the world. Who would I like? We have already tested Mourinho, if Ancelotti were to think about it, then he would be welcome.'
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