KTM’s offer to Jorge Martin in the past few days was "unexpected" and they could offer a higher salary than Aprilia, and include a sponsorship from Red Bull.
Jorge Martin wants to become a factory rider with Ducati in 2025, but that option may close if the Italian brand elects to sign Marc Marquez .The eight-time world champion has been gaining momentum in recent weeks as the favourite to join Francesco Bagnaia at Lenovo Ducati, leaving Martin as the odd man out alongside Enea Bastianini.
A new lap record, pole position, sprint win and the main grand prix all went the way of Martin at Le Mans last weekend. Aprilia had been thought of as the most likely brand to take advantage and sign Martin if Ducati loses the Pramac rider.With Yamaha and Honda unlikely to be in the mix due to their lack of competitiveness despite having the resources to offer Martin a big deal - Yamaha also re-signed Fabio Quartararo as their number one rider on a yearly salary of 12m Euros - Aprilia seemingly had a clear path to sign Martin if Aleix Espargaro decides to retire.
But KTM, who like Ducati have an impressive line-up of MotoGP talent, could be about to make a big effort to bring Martin back to the Austrian brand.Martin was part of the Aki Ajo KTM setup in Moto2 and looked set to join them in MotoGP before finding a loophole to move to Ducati.
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