“First of all, we are talking about three footballing aliens,” explained the man often referred to as 'L'Ottavo Re di Roma' (the Eighth King of Rome). “I must say that we always respected each other on and off the field. But I think that, in the end, Ronaldo is ahead of the others.
"He had an amazing season and also accomplished all of his goals with the most prestigious of teams.”
The 41-year-old also took the opportunity to talk about the nominees for Coach of the Year and he was eager to make sure that Italy's 'Scuola Allenatori' was given a mention. The school counts the likes of Claudio Ranieri (last year's winner), Massimilliano Allegri and Antonio Conte, who are both up for the gon this time around, amongst its alumi.
“It’s fair to say that our coaching school is still top quality,” he said.
“Despite the extraordinary job of Conte and Allegri,” he continued, “I think Zidane is the favourite for the same reasons as Cristiano Ronaldo: he won everything the last season.”
Finally, Totti is tipping former Italy team-mate gianluigi Buffon to take home the Best Goalkeeper award.
“I think Gianluigi Buffon has a very good chance of winning it. He’s been the best individually, but also his team reached the Champions League Final – same as Keylor Navas. In the end, I think the 2 of them will be competing for it,” he concluded.
We'll find out if Totti's predicitions come true when the winners are announced on 23 October at the London Palladium.