Sensibility tells me all cases are treated on merit.
Was Levy wrong? Yes, if that was the case and Modric desperately wanted to leave, he should've been allowed to leave. I cant remember Modric throwing his toys out the pram though and Madrid would always win the day over the Chaves for any player?
In Summer 2011 he publicly stated he wanted to go to Chelsea and complained that he and Levy had a "Gentlemen's Agreement" that he'd consider offers from big clubs. He then refused to play in our opener vs Man Utd (saying something like "My head's not in the right place"). Chelsea offered £40m on the last day of the window and Levy rejected it. Modric stayed for the whole season.
Madrid only came along 12 months later, paying £30m for him at the end of August 2012.