Tottenham 'hold exploratory talks around signing Chelsea flop Romelu Lukaku', per reports in Italy... despite Ange Postecoglou insisting his current priority is to trim down the club's bloated squad Tottenham have reportedly enquired about signing Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea Belgian striker has been told he will play no part in Mauricio Pochettino's plans WATCH: 'It's All Kicking Off' - Episode 1 - Mail Sport's brand new football show By Adrian Bishop For Mailonline Published: 12:03, 20 August 2023 | Updated: 16:15, 20 August 2023 e-mail 243 shares 44 View comments Tottenham have reportedly held exploratory talks with Chelsea over the possibility of signing Romelu Lukaku. The Italian has become something of a forgotten man at Stamford Bridge , despite arriving for a club-record £97.5million fee just two years ago. Lukaku spent last season on loan at Inter Milan, and was expected to make a permanent departure before reports claiming he preferred a move to rivals Juventus failed to endear him to fans. The 30-year-old has been training alone since returning to Chelsea with Mauricio Pochettino making it clear that he will not factor in the club plans for the current campaign. However, according to reports from Italy, the Belgian forward may still ply his trade in the Premier League this season. Reports from Italy claim Tottenham have enquired about signing Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea Spurs have yet to sign a replacement for talisman Harry Kane after he joined Bayern Munich But Ange Postecoglou insisted that he will continue to trim down his squad before further arrivals Your browser does not support iframes. Calcio Mercato claim that Tottenham have made preliminary contacts about Lukaku's availability with the Blues said to be keen on securing a fee of £38.5m to allow him to leave. After months of speculation regarding his future at the club longtime Spurs talisman Harry Kane departed North London earlier this month, joining Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich. Despite the expectation that Spurs would look to immediately reinvest the funds raised by Kane's departure into a like-for-like replacement, Ange Postecoglou revealed that his current priority remains moving on his squad's deadwood . 'We can't just keep acquiring players when we've got too big of a squad as it is at the moment,' Postecoglou said speaking prior to Saturday's victory over Manchester United . 'It affects your training, it affects players themselves because ultimately they want to play and be involved. It's not so much one has to happen for the other but our focus at the moment is to try to trim the squad down and then see where that takes us in terms of reinforcements. 'We're constantly assessing that on a daily basis and there's still two weeks to go in the window. I'm sure you'll see some movements.' Share or comment on this article: Tottenham 'hold exploratory talks around signing Chelsea flop Romelu Lukaku', per reports in Italy... despite Ange Postecoglou insisting his current priority is to trim down the club's bloated squad e-mail 243 shares Add comment Comments 44 Share what you think Newest Oldest Best rated Worst rated View all The comments below have not been moderated. View all The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Add your comment Enter your comment By posting your comment you agree to our house rules . Submit Comment Clear Close Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. No Yes Close Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy .