Despite being signed until th🐓e end of next seꩲason with Kawasaki, that hasn’t stopped rumours from doing the rounds as Rea has been mentioned as a possible replacement for Toprak Razgatlioglu.

The Tu💙rkish rider will leave for BMW next season which means his Yamaha se▨at has become the most in-demand on the grid.

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And although Yamaha initially stateꦅd they wished to promote a r🐼ider from within their ranks, the possibility to sign a star rider could tempt them away from such thoughts.

Set to try and win his fir꧑st race at Most this weekend, Rea said this to WorldSBK.com about his future: "This time of year there’s always rumours and stories about the rider market, and I guess Toprak’s one is the next big one to be filled. 

"But from my side there’s nothing really ওto say about my future. We go into the summer break. 

"Of course, I hav🥀e𒊎 to go home and be with my wife, my kids, and understand my future also. I’m sure everything is ongoing but it’s all rumours right now."

Rea wasn’t the only one to address the rumours as Yamaha Motor Europe Road Racing Manager Andrea Dosoli was keen to not giᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚve anything away.

"We are considering and monitoring all available riders. It will take a💟 bit of ♋time before we make a decision. We will only comment on this when our rider line-up will be defined." 

One rider who is expected to be 🌌on the move next season is Scott Redding.

An announcement on his future🐓 never came at Imola, which he admitted would be the case, before Redding then clarified that he will remain in WorldSBK, no matter what. 

"There was a little bit of miscommunication, actually," said Redding. "♈Not too much to say after that. I thou🍃ght there would’ve been something. 

"In the end, there was no news, so I had a little 🐼bit of peaܫce and quiet for the rest of the weekend! 

"An opportunity at Kawasaki isn’t something I’ve looked into because it came out of nowhere. Is it rumouꦺrs again? Is there something behind it? It’s not really my business. 

"My job is to focus on what I’m doing here at the moment. We know this year has been a little bit more difficult for us, even at our strong ci💯rcu♚its. 

"I feel like here is somewhere we can have a g♛ood weekend. With the t🍷yres, it’s new for everybody, so it could help us a little bit more."