Nicky Hayden admits it's hard to hear other riders being linked to his Ducati MotoGP seat for 2010, but has been in the business long enough not to take it too personally.

Honda's 2006 world champion moved to Ducati this season on a two-year contract, but with the second-year 'option' to be decided by Ducati by early September.

As yet, Hayden - who sits just 14th in the championship with a best race finish of fifth, but is the second best Desmosedici rider after absent team-mate Casey Stoner - is still in limbo as he waits to hear one way or the other.

The good news for Nicky is that Jorge Lorenzo has turned down a big-money offer from Ducati - rumoured to be between 6.5 and 8 million euros a year - to stay at Yamaha, meaning that the top three riders in the world championship - Valentino Rossi (Yamaha), Lorenzo and Stoner - are all signed for next season.

Hayden to Ducati: Offer me Lorenzo's 8 million!