appears to be very wide of the mark, there will have to come a point where, if Aston Martin wants to win the world championship, it needs to know that both its drivers are delivering to the car's maximum potential. If that isn't happening then big decisions need to be taken.
And ultimately someone needs to pull the starting gun on getting 2025 sorted because no team wants to be left standing when the musical chairs have played out elsewhere. If Palou is indeed viewed as the long-term future of Aston Martin, it is unlikely that a team that has openly set sights on winning the world championship immediately with Honda will think it can do so with a total rookie.
It is also always useful in contract negotiations with your current team to let it be known that someone else is interested too.