The ugly breakup between Roma and Francesco Totti unfortunately continues. Today, the club responded again exclusively to Sky Sport. Vice President of the club, Mauro Baldissoni, had this to say: "We are very upset by what he said, no one in a club can make decisions alone. I was hoping to integrate him and have him grow as part of the team. On Ranieri, for example, we listened to him. The attempt to bring Conte here was also endorsed by the club. Then in February we offer him the technical director role, but he never responded."
"Nobody wanted him far from Roma, nobody wanted to take Roma away from the Romans. Just look at the investment in order to have Florenzi or Pellegrini come back or to initiate the Hall of Fame. It would be foolish to renounce the heritage of players like Totti and De Rossi, they are priceless from the media and emotional point of view. How can we be so stupid to give something up like that? Nothing is further from the truth that we wanted to remove Totti."
"Would Pallotta leave if the stadium isn't built? Well, this would make things more complex. Without certain revenues it would be impossible to compete with Juventus and the other big teams. However, Pallotta will not leave any stone unturned. Totti says many investors like the club? Let's be clear, Roma is not for sale."
"The people that accuse the owner of not being close enought to the club? I respond that Chelsea and Liverpool have won two European cups without the ownership living at the headquarters of the club. Pallotta invited Totti to Boston for two months, to help him understand the project tied to Roma. My rapport with Totti? For me, he remains an idol from childhood. I remember that one time I wrote a letter to the Corriere della Sera to defend him. We had a corteous and correct rapport, I always told him that my door is always open to him."
