VR46 have admitted their desire to sign Franco Morbidell🔴i next season.

The Pramac te🍨am’s decision to quit Ducati and become a Yamaha satellite team next year means they will name a new-look rider duo.

Jorge Martin was always inevitably set to exit, and will sign for Aprilia, while Morbidelli is unlikely to be considered for a move back to Yamaha, the factory that got𒐪 rid of him a year ago.

The vacant bike within Valentino Rossi’s VR46 MotoGP team looks an obvious landing🎀 spot for Morbidelli.

Tea💖m manager Uccio Salucci told : “I would love to! I love him so much, so I would love to work with him and I have been saying this for a long time.

“Maybe 🌱next year could🔴 be the one where it becomes a reality.

“Yes, we would give a chance to another guy from the Academy, but it is still a long way off because there are so many t🐟hings to fi⛄t together. I would love to, but let's wait a few more weeks.”

Morbidelli is a VR46 Academy gradu꧙ate and, next year, Rossi’s team do not have any rider signed up who represents his academy.

Marco Bezzecchi will leave fo🤡r Aprilia, following Luca Marini out the exit door who joined Repsol Honda a year earlier.

Fabio di Giannantonio, however, is expected 🎶to stay and could benefit f𓆉rom the use of a factory-spec Ducati.

The VR46 team currently run year-o✤ld bikes but, due to Pramac’s exit, they will profit from using one GP25.

Ducati only plan to dish out one GP25 outside of their factory te💧am, meaning Di Giannantonio’s unconfirmed teammate must ride a year-old machine.

Morbidelli is riding the GP24 this season with Pramac so, if he makes the move across to VR46, would be on an identical bike next yea🦩r.

The start of Morbidelli’s first season on a Ducati waꦏs interrupted by an injury sustained 🌠in a pre-season test.

I൩t took him time ඣto get up to speed but a P5 at the most recent round, in Germany, was a reminder of his qualities.