Last Updated: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:43
Derby boss Nigel Clough is not now expecting Everton striker James Vaughan to join up with the Rams before the end of the season.
Clough had hoped that Vaughan would return to Pride Park, where his initial loan was cut short last November, after recovering from his knee injury but that is now looking unlikely. Vaughan has featured in David Moyes' last six first teams and is becoming a regular in the squad making a move to Derby unlikely although Clough hasn't ruled it out completely in the future.
"It is looking less and less likely the closer we get to the end of transfer window," Clough told the Derby Telegraph.
"There doesn't seem to be any movement at Everton in terms of them bringing players in, so it could well be we miss out on him.
"We talked to Everton on Friday and every week we give them a call to see if anything has changed, which it hasn't at the moment.
"We are planning without James, as much as we would like him to come back.
"That is all we can do, which is why we are looking to keep DJ Campbell on loan.
"If James comes along as well, brilliant.
"We think he can do a good job for us. We saw enough in the two games he played to suggest he could. He is scoring goals for Everton now, which proves the point.
"But you can understand Everton's position in all of this."
"We still haven't given up hope yet. Even if it goes past January 31, we can still take him a week into February on a three-month loan."