In an exclusive interview with calciomercato.com, Philippe Mexes' agent, Olivier Jouanneaux, said: "It is not true that Philippe told France Football that he wants to be a first liner. He's been playing with Roma for seven years and I have never heard him saying that. He's only said that he'll consider his future in case he plays a little. New players arrived at Roma this season because they couldn't find space in their teams. Those who left Roma did it for the same reasons. It is a normal situation." Then he concluded: "In the last six months Philippe has played very little and this has never happened in his career. He did not complain. With Ranieri he has a professional relationship. The controversy of the last few days was unwanted and untrue".

And on his contract renewal: "As Montali said few days ago, the relationship between the player and the club is good. At the moment there is no negotiation for the contract renewal because there is a match to play every three days and they need to be focused on the game. When the club will call us, there will be a meeting and the situation will be discussed".