KTM have a longstanding interest in Marquez, while Ducati have always𒐪 de꧅nied that they want him.

Marquezꦍ is contracted to Honda for next year but rumours continue that he could engineer an early exit.

"Of course, there have been calls,” Marquez told .&nಞbsp;

“When you notice that someone is in a difficult moment and you🐼 bet on them, there are🎐 calls, of course. 

“Whether they were from one or the other, whe🍌ther one rejected or not, out of respect for all the br💜ands, I won't say who, how, or how it happened. 

“But there have been contacts, obviously," 

T﷽he eight-time world champion has beജen reduced to spending the latter part of this year testing his Honda to benefit 2024’s version, rather than seeking results.

He ༺worryingly said abo🌟ut his crash-filled 2023 so far: "You slow down the beast I have inside with a series of blows."

For now, his commitment rem☂a♛ins to his current employers.

"Yes, I know where I wಌ💧ill be racing in 2024,” he said. 

♑“As of today, I have a contract with Honda, but they have put my name on all the bikes. Someone will get it right, won't they?”

Next week’s🐻 Misano test will be the fi🅘rst time Marquez can evaluate Honda’s plans for next season so is earmarked as a crunch day for his decision-making.

"I have never said that my future depends on th🥃e Misano Test from my own mouth,” he insisted.

ꦛ“We have to look for the best solution for the project. And this is based in Austria; we're testing new aerodynamics. It's different, okay, but we are trying something different.

"In Misano, you already start to see a little bit of the 2024 project, and how it will go. Whether i⛦t will go better or worse. You begin to sense how 2024 will go.&n💜bsp;

“We have to keep working on the project to find the best solution ൲in every sense.

“When you're in a 𓆏situation like this, you have to work together. Otherwise, it's impossible to get out."

Marquez heads to the San Marino MotoGP this weekend hoping to avoid a re♐peat of last weekend in Barcelona, where on Friday the four Hondas were the f🎐our slowest bikes in practice.