Yeah but have transfer fees actually gone down in tandem? Chelsea will have to pay nearly as much for Havertz who isn't worth as much as Sancho anyway, and City just spent £41m or something on Ake
At €120m Sancho is still €40m cheaper than Mbappe and like €25m cheaper than Dembele was. I really don't think it's getting fleeced at all. If this was a normal window I'd have expected it to be €150m+.
But then again Chelsea have bought Ziyech for €40m, City have bought Torres for €30m, both of which are quality players. Werner was bought for €50 ish... Sancho is priced at €30m more than Havertz.
Think that Mbappe fee was that big because Monacco had done them a solid, letting Mbappe go on a loan with obligation to buy because PSG needed to sort out their books.
Dembele is different, they squeezed Barca because they knew they had big money from Neymar sale (he himself paid his clause in cash) and they were in a dire need of a winger.
Sancho's price would in large have been dependant on his performances on the Euros that was supposed to be held this summer. It may be that his price would have gone up but it was equally as possible that his price would have gone down. We'll never know.
Also im weary of buying attacking talent from Dortmund based on their numbers in Bundesliga... Miki and Kagawa still sting.