The Captain (with a capital C) is about to return and will be used to give the “sleeping giant “. After a year and passes of forced exile Francesco Totti he is very close to returning to his Rome. And this time not just to accompany his son Cristian. In fact, in recent days, the contacts between the Friedkin and historic number ten have intensified and will lead to white smoke by the end of the month. “I will return to Rome in due time”, he had said a few days ago to La Repubblica with a warm welcome to Friedkin. And the weather, that damned time that had forced him to give up, seems this time to be the right one 16 months after the fiery farewell press conference. The farewell of the enemies is decisive Pallotta and Baldini which made life impossible for him first as a footballer and then as a manager without appointment.
TIMES – Dan e Ryan Friedkin they will land in the capital by the weekend. And on the agenda is the famous coffee with Totti who in the meantime has created a parallel career between the scouting agency and the production of the docuseries on his career. But contacts have gone on in recent months and the presentation of the new Rome by Friedkin will have the face of Totti. October will be the key month because the current Board will fall, there will be new appointments and at that point the road to a comeback could be downhill. But September 27 is too tempting for three reasons: It is Francesco’s 44th birthday, Roma-Juve will be played and Friedkin will be the first at the Olimpico. It is not unlikely to see the two side by side (with due distances) in the stands.
ROLE – The unknowns about the role to be filled will not remain so. Totti and the CEO Fienga spoke often until they met several times between Rome and Milan. Three options on Francesco’s table: the role of brand ambassador of the club (difficult), the one alongside Bruno Conti in the youth teams but above all that of technical director with an important role therefore alongside the sports director and with a possible future as vice-president. That role at Maldini denied by Pallotta and that instead he would have liked to play alongside Monchi when for example he advised Zyech in place of Pastore. In retrospect it would have been a good choice. In short, a wide choice of possibilities that will be chosen calmly. The important thing is to see Totti’s smile in Trigoria again.-
