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Totti staying at Roma

AFP, Rome

Sun May 22, 2016 12:00 AM Last update on: Tue May 24, 2016 11:42 AM

Roma star Francesco Totti celebrates his second goal against Torino during their Serie A encounter at Rome's Olympic Stadium. File Photo: AFP

Iconic Roma captain Francesco Totti will stay at the capital outfit for a 24th season, the club's general manager Mauro Baldissoni said in a television interview on Friday.

A one-club player with 600 league appearances, the veteran playmaker has had a tense relationship with coach Luciano Spalletti in recent times.

"Francesco will continue to play at Roma and as you all know we want to keep him as part of the Roma family for a long time," he said on the club's in-house TV channel.

Totti's hopes of earning a final year's deal were boosted late in the season when he came off the bench to score late.