Roma captain Francesco Totti is ready to sign a contract extension that will see him remain at the club until he is 40 years old.

Totti has stated his desire to continue playing until he is 40 in order to becoming Serie A’s all time leading goalscorer, currently sitting in second behind Lazio legend Silvio Piola.

Calciomercato reports that Totti will sign a two year extension on his current deal after the Coppa Italia final with the hopes that it would coincide with a 10th domestic cup, a win which would be doubly sweet as it would come against Roman rivals Lazio.

The Roma icon has pushed for an extension on a deal that was set to expire in 2014 since the start of the season in order to avoid media speculation over the possibility of letting his current deal run out.

Totti has been in excellent form all season, scoring 12 goals and compiling 11 assists in 29 matches.

The former Italian international sits on 227 career goals, 47 behind Piola.