There💮 are three names in the hat for Aprilia, if they need to replace Aleix Espargar🌞o next season.

The Italian manufacturer’s ‘captain’ has flirted with the idea of retirement, not for the first time, and will make his final decision s✱oon.

Aprilia are busy in the background knowing that the✃y might have a vacancy on a very coveted bike, which has become a major threat to Ducati this yea🐭r.

Aprilia’s three-man shortlist, according to , is:

• Enea Bastianini

• Jorge Martin

• Marco Bezzecchi

The trio of Ducati rider💎s have come under the microscope for Apriliaꩲ.

The manufacturer failed with a contract offer to lure F🌳abio Quartararo, who instead signed a new deal to become MotoGP’s highest-paid rider with Yamaha.

B💞ut Aprilia will likely have the funds to recruit Bastianini, Martin or Bezzecchi.

They will have no choice but to wait for the factory Ducati team to first make their decision for the 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:2025 MotoGP rider line-up.

Bastianini is in possession of the red bike that everybody wants, but Pramac’s Martin and Grꦕesini’s Marc Marquez are in contention.

Aprili꧅a have publicly admitted that they would like an Italian rider in the past, so Bastianini fits the bill if he is dropped by Ducati’s officia🦹l team.

Alternatively, Martin might fancy remaining on factꦜory machinery if he is again♈ overlooked for the ‘25 Ducati seat.

VR46’s Bezzecchi is𝔉 an intriguing option. He hasn’t set MotoGP alight this season in the same way that he did last year, h🌳is breakthrough campaign.

But after previous teammate Luca Marini left VR46 for a 𝓀factory role with Honda, Bezzecchi could follow suit if he is offered the Aprilia seat. Particularly if Bezzecchi will be forced to stick with a year-old Desmosedici in 2025 at VR46.

But everything rests on Espargaro’s decision.

Last year he mentioned retirement ꦛbut decided to battle on. Now 34, he is the olde𒐪st rider on the grid.

Espargaro has vowed to finalise his decision by Mu🌸gello, 𒀰which begins on May 31.

He finished fifth last weekend in Le Mans💦, a reminder of the ability that h🐻e still possesses.