Russell, 23 was bought by Clough in June 2013 for £750,000 from Scottish club Dundee United whilst he was manager of the Rams and is now looking to recruit the Glasgow born striker at Bramall Lane when the January transfer window opens next week.
“It’s fair to say that he is on the list,” Clough told the Derby Telegraph. “But he’s not the only one. Johnny has got good qualities but we’ve not spoken with anyone about him yet because the window hasn’t opened. We’ll have to wait and see what happens.”