Especially since the EU has every motivation to make sure that they get the much better end of the bargain. If it looks like the UK has 'won' in any way by Brex

Especially since the EU has every motivation to make sure that they get the much better end of the bargain. If it looks like the UK has 'won' in any way by Brexiting, other countries are more likely to follow suit. Crushing them at the negotiating table likely makes the rest of the EU more stable, and probably wealthier.