"Totti is really a great player and all Iranian football lovers are interested to one day have him beside themselves in order to play a match in Iran," said Iranian soccer federation president Ali Kafashian in message sent to Italian news agency Adnkronos International.
The striker is captain of AS Roma. Often referred to as the Golden Boy, Totti is the currently the top active goal scorer in Italy's Serie A and the fifth all-time in league history.