I hate taking Manu as an example, but didnt they sell Beckham, Stam, Ince, Hughes, Keane to name but a few when they were reguarded as legends at that club while they were still playing at their peak?
They've went to the dogs havent they........
I'd hate to see JT in another club shirt as much as the next person. I'm looking at this from a footballing sense and not letting sentiment get in the way. £40-£60m for a injury prone 29 year old defender is an insane amount of money.
If the shoe was on the other foot and we were offering that sort of money for a player in the same situation we'd be questioning the mental state of Abramovich. As I said before, we are still a business and JT is an asset. Its that simple.