Marquez is expected to join Gresini Racing in 2024, especially a🃏fter Duca🥃ti boss Gigi Dall’Igna admitted the move was edging closer after the Japanese MotoGP.

"Honda is contacting every MotoGP rider at the moment," r🤪eported.

Oliveira received a call despite being under🃏 contract with Aprili♛a for 2024.

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

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

Honda🍎 🧸were “at least half a year late” in their pursuit of Acosta, it is reported.

They are now “desperately lookinꦅg” for a replacement for the outgoing Marquez.

“Alarm bells are now ringing at HRC,” the𓆉 report sta෴tes.

Johann Za﷽rco has already been recruited as a replacement for LCR Ho🌜nda’s Alex Rins who will go to Yamaha next season.

But Zarco is now expected to be a “stopgap” replacement for Marquez at Repsol Honda in 2024, alongside Joa✤n Mir.

Iker Lecuona, Honda’s World Superbi🥂ke rider who h൩as replaced Marquez when he was injured this season, is the obvious choice to then join LCR alongside Takaaki Nakagami.

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

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