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Roma's legendary striker and director, Francesco Totti made comments on Barcelona's talisman for whom he has much admiration. These comments were made following the recent squabble between Roma and Barcelona over Malcom's somewhat illegal transfer from Bordeaux to Bernabeu. The Roma director was asked about Roma's chances of signing Messi as per reports that they could be preparing a bid for the Argentinian forward. There is a strong desire in Italy for Messi to join Roma. Were Messi to join Roma, with Ronaldo in Juventus, Serie A would enjoy a big boost in its ranking in world football. Totti was also asked if Roma should retire his iconic #10 shirt. His response was exactly what you'd expect from the legend and visionary that he is. He said no, because he wouldn't want to kill a kid's dream of wearing that number, which was his dream as a kid.  “I have always said no, they shouldn’t, but in the end it is a decision for the club to make. For t

AS Roma are totally upset over the loss of Brazilian winger Malcom as his transfer to Roma was hijacked by FC Barcelona. AS Roma president James Pallotta said he would only accept the Spanish giants' apology if they give them their superstar, Lionel Messi. AS Roma had reached an agreement with French club Bordeaux for the transfer of Malcom and had announced the arrival of the player in Rome for the signing of the deal. They were left stunned as Bordeaux rather accepted Barcelona's offer. Malcom signed with the Catalans less than 48 hours after Bordeaux announced their agreement with Roma over Malcom's sale. Roma president Palotta had a lot to say on the subject in an interview with Sirus XM. "In terms of Barcelona, it looks like a pattern for them over the last few years of doing things that just should not be done at a club with the reputation that Barcelona intends to have," Pallotta said, as quoted by his club's website. "In fact, they apol