You can continue to convince yourself with whatever reasons you can come up with it. To me, those quotes are pretty conclusive. I just hope the club have other midfield targets in mind
Honestly, if you think Vidal going back to training today and walking into Marotta's office to say he wants to leave was every even slightly a realistic scenario you're absolutely mental.
If you think Marotta was going to come out and say "we have spoken to Vidal, he says he is happy enough staying but if the right bid comes in we will probably sell him" then you're absolutely mental.
Standard transfer posturing between two clubs when the player involved is world class.