The major 2024 rider sh༺ake-up which has long been anticipated is now expected to be confirmed, with Alex Rins in the process of succeeding Morbidelli.

Yamaha have offered Morbidelli a seat on an official RM1 in WorldSBK next season, 🥂re🌼port.

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But Morbidelli “wants 🦹to ꦑcontinue riding in MotoGP” and “has so far declined the offer”, the report states.

He has just a few more days to deli🌳ver his final answer about whether to accept the lifeline offered by Yamaha.

“By the𒈔 Silverstone weekend he will still have to give an answer,” it is reported.

MotoGP returns next weekend, on August 6, at Silverst🌌one.

Morbidelli’s obvious Planജ B to remain in MotoGP next season has always been a switch to the Mooney VR46 team, a place he knows well after graduating from the VR46 Academy.

B🔜ut that option has now closed after Marco Bezzecchi chose to stay alongside Luca M🍌arini for 2024.

There are n🌊ow just two vacancies which Morbidelli could swoop for.

Gresini Racing will likely have a spare seat when they dispense with Fabio di Giannanto💎nio.

However, Moto2 star Tony Arbolino (backed by veteran manager Carlo Pernat) is also a candidate for Gresin🐎i.

LC𒐪R Honda will have a vacancy when Rins moves to Yamaha, giving Morbidelli a chance at a straight-swap.