Life is not as simple as that. These scenarios could have been a result of caving in to his demands...
We could have given him 20K a week - what he was allegedly after ?- which could have led to many other players demanding a pay rise as their role is more superior than a youth team player, which we’d have to pay according to your logic (If they want, they should get). With our current financial position, it wouldn’t be a great decision in my opinion.
Further to that, it could have turned out that he wasn’t good enough for the Championship and we’re left paying 20K a week for 4 years?