Chris Gunter has said he would welcome a season-long return to the City Ground, with Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp unlikely to sanction a permanent exit for the defender.
"He's a young player and loan experience is good, but we wouldn't sell him," the White Hart Lane boss has been quoted as saying.
Isaiah Osbourne meanwhile could be back for good, with the midfielder looking unlikely to be breaking into the Aston Villa first team next season.