The major 2024 rider shake-up which has long been anti🐬cipated is now expected to be confirmed, with Alex Rins in the process of succeeding Morbidelli.

Yamaha have offered Morbidel𒐪li a seat on an official RM1 in WorldSBK next season, report.

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But Morbidelli “wants to continue riding in MotoGP” and “has so far declined the offer”, the rep𒉰ort states𓃲.

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

“By the Silverstone week🌳end he will still have 💃to give an answer,” it is reported.

MotoGP returns next weekend, on August 6💯, at Silverstone.

Morbidelli’s obvious Plan B to remain in MotoGP next season has always been a switch to the Moo🔜ney V🍌R46 team, a place he knows well after graduating from the VR46 Academy.

But that option has now cl꧙osed after Marco Bezzecchi chose to stay alongside Luca Marini for 2024.

There are now just two vacancies wh🌺ich Moꦓrbidelli could swoop for.

Gresini Racing willℱ likely have a spare seat when they dispense with Fabio di Giannantonio.

However, Moto2 star Tony Arbolino (backed by veteran manager Carlo Pe𒉰rnat) is also a candidate for Gresini.

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