Following the news that Jorge Martin intends to leave Aprilia at the end of the year, Albert Valera, the Spaniard’s agent, has become the name on everyone’s lips in the MotoGP paddock. But who is the man holding the keys to shake up the MotoGP rider market?
At 40 years old, this native of the Maresme region – a coastal area north of Barcelona – looks after the interests of both Jorge Martin and Pedro Acosta, another rising star likely to make headlines in the coming days. Acosta’s future remains uncertain until KTM, his current team, resolves the financial puzzle it’s entangled in.
