All the evidence says that he's not going to pay. He's bought it for use by GA whilst maximising profitability of the entire site for non-aviation related purposes, including a film studio (not exactly conducive to an airport operation)..
No, they go into MAN as that's where the bulk of demand in the North is centred, the facilities were developed to cater for that.
So, still irrelevant to what's happening in the real world at LBA.