Panucci will turn 35 in April, however he is now playing some of the best football of his career in the Italian capital.
The veteran stopper earned a recall to the Italian national team in October after more than three years in the international wilderness and he has now dislodged Massimo Oddo as his country’s first-choice right-back.
He has also had a taste for goals this campaign, scoring the crucial winner against Scotland that clinched the Azzurri’s place at Euro 2008.
He has also found the back of the net twice for Roma, although he is still to be offered a new contract by the club.
“We will see about a contract renewal, but there is no hurry,” Panucci’s representative Oscar Damiani told Romanews.
“The club values Panucci very highly and he is very happy in Rome, so we will have to see what happens in the near future.
“In my opinion he can play until he is 40, just like Paolo Maldini and Alessandro Costacurta.
“At the moment no meeting with the club has been scheduled.”
Barring a serious downturn in form, Panucci seems certain to play for Italy in the European Championships in Austria and Switzerland this June.
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