
The Ford squad had previously declared its intention to opt for a young driver line-up for next year after 2019 world champion Ott Tanak elected to rejoin Hyundai for 2024.
Fourmaux emerged as a likely candidate to fill the void after M-Sport offered the Frenchman an outing in a Puma Rally1 at last month's Japan season finale in November as a reward for a series of strong showings driving for the team in WRC2, and a run to this year's British Rally Championship title.