Marquez is expected to join Gresini Racing in 2024, especia🦂lly after Ducati b⛄oss Gigi Dall’Igna admitted the move was edging closer after the Japanese MotoGP.

"Hond🅠a is contacting every MotoGP rider at theꦛ moment," reported.

Oliveira recei🌺ved a call despite be🍒ing under contract with Aprilia for 2024.

Maverick Vinales was contacte😼d by Honda too, DAZN previously reported.

Pedro Acosta became of particular interest to HRC director Yuzuru Ishikawa but KTM retained an option on the teenager’s contract, which they have since activated to promote him to the p𒐪remier class next season.

Honda were “at least half a year late” in their pursuit oꦕf Acosꦬta, it is reported.

They are🌌 now “desperately looking” for a replacement for the outgo🌞ing Marquez.

“Alarm bells are now ringing at HRC,” the report sta🌌te𒈔s.

Johann Zarco has already been recruited as a replacement forﷺ LCR Honda’s Alex Rins who will go to Yamaha next season.

But Zarco is♔ now expected to be a “stopgap” replacement for Marq💮uez at Repsol Honda in 2024, alongside Joan Mir.

Iker Lecuona, Honda’s World Superbike rider who has rep𝓀laced Marquez when he was injured this season, is the obvious choice to then join LCR alongside Takaaki Nakagami.

Jake Dixon’s name was touted as a paddock rumour to joinꦅ LCR by TNT Sports’ Neil Hodgson.

Marquez must first negotiate his way out of t🍌he final year of his contract with Honda before he can, as is now expected, join Gresini next year.