Edin Dzeko has revealed that Alessandro Florenzi offered him the Roma captaincy in a bid to convince him to stay.
Dzeko’s decision to extend his contract came as something of a surprise, given the striker was heavily tipped to join Inter.
“I’m happy when I see how the others are happy that I stayed with my teammates,” the 33-year-old told Roma TV.
Edin Dzeko has revealed that Alessandro Florenzi offered him the Roma captaincy in a bid to convince him to stay.
Dzeko’s decision to extend his contract came as something of a surprise, given the striker was heavily tipped to join Inter.
“I’m happy when I see how the others are happy that I stayed with my teammates,” the 33-year-old told Roma TV.
“I don’t want to call them just that. They’re also friends, brothers. They were always there to put pressure on me, telling me, ‘you’re not going anywhere, stay here.’
“I have a wonderful relationship with everyone. Pellegrini and Florenzi told me every day, ‘you’re going to stay.’
“Florenzi told me, ‘if you sign on, I’ll give you the armband.’ And then after I signed, he said ‘it’s yours,’ but I replied, ‘no, you are Ale. You’re our captain and you’re staying.’”