oh I don't know Ashley could end up asking for 35m-and I seriously wouldn't put it past him
I honestly believe he was close to binning him at a cost to himself. I'm now presuming he realised he'd have to do it eventually due to the sheer incompetence of the man coward so to have a third party offer him money to remove him is a gift horse tbh. It's a no-brainer. You take the cash and breathe a huge sigh of relief.
Who he approaches/appoints doesn't even concern me atm.