That is the key line. And for the context behind that, we'd have to know what was said between them, or observed.
The Trippier situation carries certain similarities on the face of it, albeit in that instance I have no idea what happened, I only know it is bizarre that Levy wouldn't sell some players on because he couldn't get the price he felt they should've commanded, yet Trippier was gone to a major club a month after the CL Final (which he played in) for 20 million, surely a bargain all-told.
Often there are personal reasons we will never (quite rightly) have a clue about.
I think one thing Poch was big on was selling a player once their dissatisfaction was expressed in some way; I will always believe that one it was clear to him Eriksen would not sign a new deal, he wanted to cash in and commence the "painful" rebuild.