ROME - AS Roma captain Francesco Totti is expected to sign a five-year contract that will tie him to the Italian club until he retires.
Sports daily Corriere dello Sport reports that Totti has persuaded the club to include a clause that will allow him to become technical director of either the first team or the youth team when he retires.
Previously, the club's directors were reluctant to add the clause because they were concerned that there will be a different set of owners when Totti eventually retires.
Totti, who is still out of action with a knee injury, has set a provisional date of 2014 for his retirement.
