Claudio Ranieri admits he wanted to bring Roma captain Francesco Totti to Chelsea.
Juventus coach Ranieri revealed: "At Chelsea I valued players like John Terry and Frank Lampard.
"And I asked Roman Abramovich to sign Totti."
Ranieri: I asked Abramovich to sign Totti for Chelsea
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