Depends if we have someone lined up for his job who is better.
We can see right now, how important it is to have quality options at centre back, even if it appears everything is covered.
Imagine we had to go away in the Champions League & win, let's say at Galatasaray or let's say Celtic. Someone has to stand up & be counted in all kinds of atmosphere, against all kinds of situations, against different types of players, possibly a big centre forward one game., then a small tricky Aguero type the next, & you fuck Lesccott off, & replace him with, for instance, Rekik ?
Smalling, Jones, Evans & even Carrick, are way way ahead of someone like Rekik, & I doubt we would feel comfortable with any of those.
If a kid is to replace Lescott, then we have to see that kid in action against the kind of opposition we will face in a title/european challenge.
Any of you who claim you have seen Rekik, or any other of our young defenders, show the kind of quality/strength/bottle we require to challege for trophies, is lying like fuck.
You are guessing, & hoping it happens so you can say 'I told you so'. Load of bollocks.
We need to sign a centre back if we let Lescott go, & any kids that come through can do so naturally, over time, when they deserve it.