Fermín Aldeguer has undergone surgery to remove a screw from his left leg before MotoGP begins its overseas stretch. Gresini confirmed on Wednesday that the procedure was specifically aimed at removing the screw from the metalwork inserted after Aldeguer fractured his left femur in a training accident in Valencia in January.

The injury had already cost the Spanish rider all pre-season testing and the Buriram opener. He returned for round two in Brazil and won at Mandalika in 2025, but another crash at Assen caused a T7 vertebra fracture and kept him out of the next two events. His back has healed, while the leg continues to cause pain from the remaining metalwork.

Aldeguer has said he does not expect to be fully fit during the season. As he explained, his doctor believes removing the metalwork could eliminate 90% of the pain. The Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi runs from October 2-4 and begins a sequence of five overseas events across six race weekends.

Crash.net also reports that Alex Márquez is expected to have follow-up surgery during the winter after suffering a badly broken collarbone in the Catalunya accident. Márquez will move to the factory KTM team next season, while Aldeguer will stay with Ducati and switch to VR46.