Australia enforcer Wycliff Palu has denied he is set to turn his back on his country to take up a lucrative contract in Japan.

The 27-year-old, who still has a year to run on his Australian Rugby Union contract, has reportedly been targeted by Japanese clubs in recent weeks.

But Palu claims he has no knowledge of any overseas offers and will not consider his future beyond 2010 until after the upcoming end-of-season tour.

"I'm not the type of player to think too far ahead," Palu said from the Wallabies' Sydney base today.

"Definitely I'll go on this tour and try to make the best of it and, further down the line, whatever happens happens.

"I'm not aware of any offers from Japan yet.

"I think that's what happens when everyone's coming off contract, there's speculation here and there.

"But definitely for me, and I told my manager, I just want to focus on this tour then we'll sit down after that and see what happens. I'll see what's best for me at that time.

"To be honest I haven't really thought about it and I'm just trying to get some good games in and trying to play myself back into form."

Indeed, Palu has his sights firmly set on reclaiming his starting spot after being forced to come off the bench in the final two Tri-Nations fixtures of the season.

Having been Robbie Deans' preferred option at number eight last year, a hand injury suffered in the Waratahs' penultimate match of the Super 14 season saw him miss the inbound Test series against Italy (twice) and France.

The hard-running back-rower was rushed back in time for the Tri Nations opener in Auckland but lasted just two matches before he was dropped from the matchday 22.

"After the Super 14, I got injured and probably slacked off a bit," he admitted.

"That's probably one thing I learnt - always be ready, no matter if you're in or out of the squad."

But Palu, the standout performer in the Wallabies' simulated trial match earlier this month, said he's back to full fitness and ready to make amends.

"My body's feeling a lot better than it has since the Tri-Nations so I think it was pretty good to work my way back and now I'm feeling pretty good," he said.

"We've got a lot of back-rowers in the squad that can play different positions and I'm probably one of the only ones that plays in one position, so definitely it is a motivation for me to get that number eight (shirt).

"Being dropped has helped me and I saw that as challenge to get back into that team."

The Wallabies fly out to Tokyo on Saturday morning ahead of their historic Bledisloe Cup encounter with the All Blacks on October 31, with Tests against England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales also scheduled.