You're making the unfounded assumption EWM will immediately ask for the cash back.
They might.
But equally, they might not.
We'll have to suck it and see - but my money would be on them not asking for the cash back at this stage. We'll probably have a budget shortfall this season due to Pressley's judgement in the transfer market so we can offset some of that - and I'd expect a fair amount of the cash generated from the transfers of Galloway, McCarron and Branthwaite to be ploughed back in to the squad.
We obviously need experience upfront, a left-back and a bit of defensive quality in central defence - but we can easily improve the sqaud without breaking the bank.