Roma icon Francesco Totti has admitted that he did his best to persuade Zlatan Ibrahimovic to join him in the Italian capital.
The playmaker spent 25 years as a professional at his hometown club, playing over 750 matches for them and scoring more than 300 goals.
Titles did not elude him – he won the Scudetto of 2001 with the club – but his desire to win more meant that he wanted the game’s best stars to join him at the Stadio Olimpico, among them 'Ibra'.
Speaking to La Repubblica, he said: “I’ve always said you need champions to win.