The 2024 MotoGP rider line-up has two Ducati rides expected to be available - the Pramac vacated by Johann Zarco, and the Gresini which Fabio🍌 di Giannanontio is set to be dropped from.

Six-time premier class champion Marquez, who is contracted to Honda for 2024, is supposedly the shock nam☂e on the shortlist ꦜfor Gresini.

TNT Sports’ Hodgson said at the Cata𓂃lunya MotoGP: “The paddock rumours are: there are three names down for that ridꦆe that everybody wants, because it’s on a Ducati.

♔“Believe it or not, it’s Marquez, to partner his brother.

“Joan Mir, and Jake Dixon.

“Those are the three names that are down for it.

“Who do I think ♈is going to get it? I think Jake. I have no inside-information!

“I know you’re alr🌸eady thinking th⛎at Jake has signed for Moto2.

“Well, the way this 🐽paddock works is, he has goꦫt a contract in Moto2 safe.

“But there could be a clause that, if a MotoGP team wants him, ꩲhe can jump shi🅺p.”

Should Marquez shockꦦingly get the nod, it would represent a U-turn from Ducati who have repeatedly said they want younger riders to be promoted from within.

Although his brother Alex Marquez was recruited from LCR Honda to Gresini la🥀st year.

Mir, Marquez’s teammate at Repsol Honda, insist🐻𝕴ed this weekend that he plans to stay put despite an awful season which has caused him to consider retirement.

Previous reports did indicate that Mir h༺ad reached out to assess Gresini’s potential interest.

British ri🔴der Dixon was linked to Gresini, along with fellow Moto2 up-and-comer Tony Arbolino, until both men penned newﷺ deals to stay where they are.

However, according to Hodgson, thatꩵ won’t necessarily end Dixon’s dream of stepp💙ing into the premier class.