I do wonder if the 80m figure quoted in places was the price we had set in previous windows? I seem to recall an article that said we let players know the price we'd be willing to sell at. I imagine the asking price has increased signficiantly.
Or as another theory, that was the balancing-the-books-because-we-shat-the-CL-qualification-bed figure and we would have needed to take a hit to get cash in quickly.
And the last three weeks mean that while we don't need to do that anymore, there is still a figure that makes it worth our while to sell. Which is a lot more than £80m.