This seems to be the core argument here to discredit anything Zorc says or does. In my memory there have been two instances of Dortmund's higher ups going against a public statement they had made:
- They claimed they would not sell Dembele who kicked up the most childish fuss I have seen to date. They ended up selling him for ~€140m after there was no way in hell it would have been possible for him to reintegrate into the team. Basically at that point they offloaded a cnut that was of little worth to the team and as it would turn out for Barca as well
- Watzke said not all three out of Mkhitaryan, Hummels and Gündogan would be sold. From what I have read in this matter Mkhitaryan had given his word to stay and changed his mind once United came calling. A move that did not turn out too well for him, which came to no surprise to anyone following his three year stint at Dortmund which saw him struggle in his first two seasons.
I think these are the two prominent cases that are cited time and again in order to paint Zorc as some sort of spineless greedy businessman, as someone who has monitored his transfer dealings quite closely for over a decade I believe that this characterization is nonsensical. He might go against his word when it is for the welfare of the club (see Dembele) but I simply don't see that to be the case here.
No idea how United conduct transfers, in the end it is Dortmund's decision.
That would imply that every other club Dortmund would do business with are utter morons. If they try to sign a properly talented winger it is common knowledge that this will have to be in context of a Sancho departure.
Necessary disclaimer for this thread: I do not claim to know the absolute truth, Sancho could still be sold, I would just be surprised.