The fact Francesco Totti, Roma's legendary striker and current director, loves Lionel Messi is no secret. In fact, the former player confessed on various occasions how highly he values the Argentine. He even admitted that his son went crazy watching Messi in action.
Going along the same lines, the Roma director has made some new comments on Barcelona's little magician. He was asked about Roma's chances of signing Messi following reports that they could be preparing a bid for the forward.
Such is the desire in Italy for Messi to join Roma, Totti has declared that if Messi were to sign for them he'd personally drive to the airport to pick him up and hand him the iconic number 10 shirt.
All of this is further proof of how excited Italian fans are about the upcoming season and the direction their league is heading. For Serie A, the arrival of Messi alongside Cristiano Juventus would be extremely positive for the league's standing in world football.