{"id":946323,"date":"2026-03-11T18:21:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T18:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/football-italia.net\/?p=946323"},"modified":"2026-03-11T18:21:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T18:21:35","slug":"roma-buy-back-ground-ambassador-role-totti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/football-italia.net\/roma-buy-back-ground-ambassador-role-totti\/","title":{"rendered":"Roma ready to buy back ground, but ambassador role only for Totti","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"

There are strong reports of a significant change behind the scenes for Roma\u2019s business model, but Francesco Totti is only asked to be a brand ambassador without powers.<\/p>

Over the last few weeks, there have been growing rumours that the club icon could return to the Stadio Olimpico with a directorial role.<\/a><\/p>

Roma not prepared to hand Totti powers<\/h2>
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GENOA, ITALY \u2013 SEPTEMBER 28: Francesco Totti, former captain of Roma, reacts prior to kick-off in the Serie A TIM match between Genoa CFC and AS Roma at Stadio Luigi Ferraris on September 28, 2023 in Genoa, Italy. (Photo by Simone Arveda\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>

These were boosted when he was spotted back in the stands for some home games, something he had largely tried to avoid after his ill-tempered exit from the club in the summer of 2019.<\/p>

That was under previous owners, so it was suggested the Friedkin family with help from Claudio Ranieri and coach Gian Piero Gasperini were talking to Totti about a return.<\/p>

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However, Sky Sport Italia now report<\/a> Roma do want Totti to have a purely ceremonial role as brand ambassador, with no decision-making powers.<\/p>

This was the kind of thing he had rejected in the past, but might be more amenable towards now.<\/p>

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Meanwhile, there are bigger changes afoot, as Calcio e Finanza claim exclusively<\/a> that Roma have decided to purchase the Centro Sportivo Fulvio Bernardini training ground in Trigoria, after leasing the land for 20 years.<\/p>

The structure had originally been sold for \u20ac30m in December 2005 as a way of balancing the books.<\/p>","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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