Nah don't really buy this at all. Sure Dembele may have fancied a move but his relationship with the club and Poch was clearly very strong. If we had sat him down and explained to him that we needed him for the rest of the season as we couldn't find a replacement for him in January there's no way he would have objected IMO.
You don't "buy" it at all, but you self-concocted version of events is somehow more credible?