Veteran Roma forward Francesco Totti vowed to play on for another two years in a light-hearted birthday message to his former team mate Daniele Conti.

Totti, 39, has spent his entire career at the Italian capital club while the 37-year-old Conti left Roma to join Cagliari in 1999.

'You're getting old... I've heard that you're training to become a coach... I'm playing two more years, so if you want me to play (for you), I'm coming,' Totti said.

Francesco Totti has vowed to play on for another two years despite being 39-years-old

The Roma striker (right) broke into the team when Milan manager Sinisa Mihajlovic was at the club

Totti made his Serie A debut in 1992 and became Roma captain in 1998.

He has played 592 games in Italy's top flight, third on the all-time list behind AC Milan's Paolo Maldini (647) and Inter's Javier Zanetti (615).

Totti returned to action in Roma's 1-1 draw against AC Milan on Saturday following a thigh injury that had kept him out of the team since late September.

The Roma legend was part of Italy's 2006 World Cup winning squad and is his club's all-time top goalscorer with 300 goals in all competitions.

Totti also has the honour of being the Champions League's oldest ever goalscorer, last netting against CSKA Moscow last season as a 38-year-old.