The difference with Joao Pedro is that Watford's season was over, and he didn't play for them again. Our season is not over, we have very important games left. What if we had been fighting Liverpool for a 4th place finish - would we want a player who has signed their future to the opposition...
Tony would have still made his money, he'd still be a fan, he'd still have wanted to take over the club, he'd still be a genius at running it, so I think we'd be doing great.