I think that SL wants the best for all his teams (on his own terms) and the best for the City and area where he made his fortune.
But the one obvious thing for me is the title. I think few would begrudge him Sir Steve for what he’s done in Bristol and his current work in Botswana, a commonwealth country, I suspect a title is becoming quite a factor in his life and I see it as inevitable!!
Mistakes at City in the last twenty years have been made, of that there is no doubt, but we have always been that club. Over 60 years it took for 4 lousy years in the top division now another 43 years with nothing.
I agree entirely he may have terms that keeps the connection and puts buyers off, for now. Something that may alter slightly based upon an honours list one day.