It's not that stupid considering his contract is guaranteed. Apparently the people in charge now aren't dumb enough to tank his career out of spite to their own detriment as well, unlike a lot of the posters here.
It's very easy to preach loyalty to the badge as a fan when it's not your career and livelihood on the line. Players aren't obliged to just take being lied to and having their careers derailed. It's actually bad for the club to do it anyways, it's probably part of the reason Sommer and Trapp refused a transfer here as well.