Ok say Slot was our number 1 target, we have done the due diligence on all the candidates and have already decided Slot is the best choice, then in what world do you not pay the compensation because you have already identified that he is everything we want in a Manager.
Not at 20 million pounds and if there is no wriggle room.
And the reason is that any such manager would need to have a fantastic track record.
Slot may be good but not yet at that level of compensatory payment.