Roma captain Daniele de Rossi has signed a new two-year deal with the club until 2019, three days after the retirement of legend Francesco Totti.

Midfielder De Rossi has a reported £5.24m-a-year contact, making him the highest paid player in Serie A.

"Totti's departure has hurt us all. I hope the fans will remain close to us," said De Rossi.

He added: "We had agreed on the contract some time ago, but on Sunday I did not want it spoken about it with respect to another story that was just about to finish.

"I thought, after Francesco, I could not leave the club as well. It would have been too big a blow."