I dont think you need a gmail account for that. just a google account without gmail would work.
And you can move your email but leave an unused account in existence if something really really needs a G login. Not great, but doable and some time later you might find out it isn't needed after all.
And you can move your email but leave an unused account in existence if something really really needs a G login. Not great, but doable and some time later you might find out it isn't needed after all.