Marco Melandri will join the Forward Racing team in 2016 as they take over the MV Agusta operation in World Superbikes.

Forward chairman Giovanni Cuzari, who is still under investigation by Swiss authorities, will assume the role of Team Principal of both teams competing respectively in WSBK and WSS Championships and will then have the full responsibility of the MV Agusta Racing Department.

“I’m really pleased to announce that an agreement has been found with MV Agusta: for a long time we have been aiming to cooperate with an important manufacturer and we have finally succeeded. Working with one of the most iconic brand of Italian motorcycling is a great honor and a privilege for me,” said Cuzari.

“MV Agusta represents the best the Made in Italy can offer and this collaboration will surely be a great growth opportunity for all in order to reach the top of WSBK and to aim for MotoGP. I am also proud of sealing this agreement with Giovanni Castiglioni, longtime friend of mine as was his father Claudio.”

Where this leaves current rider Leon Camier is yet to be made clear.