Boca Juniors strike ace Martin Palermo says he would gladly accept a contract through to the end of his career.

Board member Juan Carlos Crespi recently suggestd a lifetime pact, but the veteran forward isn't ready to start counting chickens.

"Crespi says that because he is my friend," laughed Palermo, the club's fourth all-time scorer. "But hopefully they all have that same thought."

"I can obtain the tranquility that comes with knowing that I will be able to renew my contract in June or to at least discuss such a thing."