5) AS Roma
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Messi may not have been the pioneer of the false nine role and he will certainly put his hands up and admit it was Francesco Totti who breathed life into it way back when the Italian forward was in his prime.
But if Messi were to come to Roma, it wouldn’t be in a false nine role. The 40-year-old King of Rome may step aside soon but I won’t go as far to say that Messi deserves to be his successor – yet.
Mohamed Salah has always been described as the poor man’s Messi. So why not replace him with the real Messi in AS Roma’s current setup? He would fit into a front three on the right with Diego Perotti on the left and Edin Dzeko leading the line.
With the hardworking Radja Nainggolan and Kevin Strootman or Leandro Paredes behind them, Luciano Spalletti could finally have the firepower required to help the capital club win their first league title since the 2000/01 season.
Of course, this is all just wishful thinking. But fans are allowed to dream...
