I don't believe in the theory "if Dembele didn't do this, they would sell him to us".
Bvb didn't want to sell or asked crazy amounts, like 150M.
If Dembele didn't do anything, they would still ask 150M.
If Dembele did what he did, tehy would still ask 150M.
It seems that we came to an era where nobody wants to sell a player.
All teams will ask 150-200M for all top players and that's it.
Bvb promised to Dembele that they will let him go to a dreamclub? Who cares? Only if Barca pays 150M.
Dembele won't train? Who cares? They want 150M.
I seriously believe that there will be less and less transfers between top clubs.
In the future we'll buy players only from Nice, Nantes, Monchengladbach, Ajax, Porto, Villareal, Brasilian teams etc.
Psg won't sell any player.
Real's players have release clauses 800M.
English teams ask 200M for Coutinho.
Bvb asks 150M for a guy with 50-ish senior games in his life.
Keita won't be sold for 85-90M, lol.
Again, I believe that transfers between top teams are a history.