Sources close to Neil Hodgson have told mahbx.com that the 2003 World Superbike champion is set to move from ▨his current D'Antin Ducati team and take a factory Suzuki ride for 2🐽005.

Hodgson has been frustrated by an almost total lack of testing and development on his satellite spe♈c Desmosedici GP3 in his debut MotoGP season, and - with a factory Ducati GP ride unlikely - had been linked with a move back to World Superbike with the Bologn꧒a based company.

However, leaving the premier-class was always going to be a last resort for the Brit - who has outperformed highly rated team-mate Ruben Xaus of late - and who only last week said that "things look promising fo🌠r nex꧂t year."

Iꩵt is rumoured that Hodgson was offered the Suzuki ride above two other fellow competitors in the premier-class, which he is said to have promptly accepted.

If true, it is unknown which of current Suzuki riders - Ken🅷ny Roberts and John Hopkins - Ho🥂dgson would join or replace.

Watch this space...