As he gets ready to celebrate his 50th birthday in a few days, Francesco Totti could have made a sensational return to Serie A two years ago, at the age of 48.

Yes, you read that right. And the source of this revelation? Totti himself!

The Italian legend revealed in his autobiography "Oltre," due out soon, excerpts of which were published in the Italian press this Tuesday, that two Serie A clubs tried to sign him two seasons ago.

The two clubs? Genoa and Como! Alberto Gilardino, then 42, was coaching the former; Cesc Fabregas, then 37, was in charge of the latter.

"I would have been 6 and 11 years older respectively than the guys being paid to tell me what to do. These aren’t urban legends, it’s the pure truth. Incredible, but true. Crazy." wrote the former AS Roma number 10 in his book.

"I liked joking around in interviews, taking the piss a bit out of a few journalists passing by, the way only I know how: ‘I’m ready to come back.’ Still, everyone heard that joke. And someone had a crazy idea." added the 2006 World Cup champion.

Do you think Totti in Serie A at 48 would have worked?

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