AS Roma captain Francesco Totti hopes Mehdi Benatia stays. The defender is being linked with Manchester City, Chelsea and Barcelona.

Totti told Sky Italia: "He is a strong player, who can perform at international level.

"Benatia is a top player and these are players that should be kept.

"I do not want to talk about the business matters, but I just hope that we can find a solution."

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