Melbourne Victory are making an ambitious bid to bring one of the most experienced Socceroos to the A-League having entered in talks to bring Robbie Kruse back to the club.

The 30-year-old forward has become one of the primary transfer targets of Marco Kurz and Victory's new coach has wasted little time in making an approach for Kruse, understood to have recently initiated talks with the player.

Kurz is looking at Kruse an ideal signing to bolster Victory's forward line, having lost last season's top scorer Kosta Barbarouses to rivals Sydney FC in the off-season while James Troisi appears to have left the club after his contract expired.

Sources close to the club confirmed they were in talks with Kruse but remained some way off from reaching an agreement. Kruse has also attracted interest from clubs overseas and others from within Australia. However, the Victory are understood to be the early frontrunner among the A-League clubs looking to land his signature.