Andrea Iannone has confirmed he will leave ꦏthe factory Suzuki MotoGP team at the end of thi🦋s season.

The Italian made the announcement, expected given💧 the growing rumours that Joan Mir is to join the team, on the eve of his home Grand Prix at Mugello.

"I will not remain for sure i🥃n Suzuki," Iannone said. "I switch to another bike, factory. But at the moment I do not want to talk about my future because it's a little bit early.

"Two years ago at this race I announced 🔯my partnership with Suzuki, but this year it's a little bit different.

"Suzuki talk with me 🐠about🅠 my future only after the Barcelona test... in any case, now it's sure I will not remain with Suzuki."

Without a podium during a disappointing debut Suzuki season, Iannone has taken two rostrums so far this year an🙈d is seventh in the world championship.

"I have a goodꦑ relationship with everybody in Suzuki. I think last year was a difficult year and so the relationship last year was a little bit difficult. In any case Suzuki tried their best last year and me also, and we will continue like this to theཧ end of the season."

Iannone, a MotoGP race winner with Ducati prior to joining Suzuki alongside Alex Rins, ha﷽s already been linked with a move to Aprilia and ruled out joining a satellite team.

"I don’t want a satellite t𒅌eam. I talk with factory [teams]… Not ♛only Aprilia."

Rins has alread𝐆y been re-signed on a new Suzuki contr൩act.

Earlier on Thursday, Mir's manager rejected rep💙orts🎉 that a Suzuki deal has been signed.