After the Factory Red Bull KTM Racing team announced that Jack Mille⛎r would replace Oliveira for 2023, options for the three-time MotoGP race winner appeared to include Ducati, Aprilia and Honda.

Gresini Ducati were thought to be the early favourites to si♔gn Oliveira befౠore the team made a shock decision to sign LCR Honda rider Alex Marquez.  

With Fabio Di Giannantonio also stayiꦛng at Gresini, that was one of🎀 the three options that quickly became eliminated. 

While LCR Honda remained an option before 𒁏the signing of Alex Rins, Oliveira and RNF Aprilia appeared likely to strike a deal, which according to . 

However, speaking at the Austrian MotoGP, KTM Motorsport Director Pit Beirer claimed the rebranded GA꧟S🎃GAS Factory Racing Team was still in talks with Oliveira. 

In a recent interview with SPE🍎EDWEEK.com, KTM CEO Stefan Pierer said: "I offered Miguel a three-year contract for the GASGAS Tech3 Factory Team.

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Speaking in the same interview, Pierer continued: "I don't think Miguel will ride with us in 2023 because he signed a letterꦅ of intent at Aprilia. 

"But we assured him before the race in Spielberg that Tech3 will ওbe a real second works team in the future. He didn't know that when we offered him a move to Tech3 in May. 

"If he had known earlier how the Techဣ3 team ⛎would be structured in the future, he might have stayed. It hurt him a bit when we preferred Jack Miller in the Red Bull team. But it is how it is. If he refuses, there is a vacancy at Tech3."

An announcement confirming Oliveira and Raul Fernand🌳ez at RNF Aprilia is imminent.