Well, looking at Twitter posts, one of the first to congratulate Kris on his Toyota move seems to be an employee of Citroen wrt, that appears to be friends with Kris in some way, so I think it may be happening.
Tarmac rallies are part of the WRC challenge for drivers.
And having the Championship in a major European capital city will bring great publicity to the sport there.
From beginning it is mainly about Rally2 car. But still there is question how 2027 will looks like in general...
WRC mainclass from 2027