Connor
Hello,
Has your Chief Designer announced that they are retiring at the end of their contract?
If this is the case, you can not sell them to another team and the only way to get rid of them is to sack them. When sacking members of staff, you have to pay their entire remaining contract costs or keep them until their contract expires - hence the £28m lump sum you have.
So, is it better to sell my new staff and put back my old, or just keep her out?