Saints manager Jim Goodwin admits he'd love to bring Lewis Morgan back to Paisley this summer.
Goodwin has spoken already about his ambition to bolster his squad in the upcoming transfer window.
And now he has revealed he is looking to snare former Buddie Morgan on a loan deal from Celtic.
He told STV Sport: "The January window is approaching, we've been looking at our own squad and looking at different options that are out there.
"Of course Lewis would be a player we'd love to get, he's obviously been here before and been very successful. He's a quality footballer but at this minute in time he's not available.
"We haven't been told by Celtic that he is and he remains part of their squad.
"I wouldn't hide from the fact that if we could have an opportunity of making that one happen then absolutely we would.
"We'll wait until the window opens and we will have those conversations then.
"It's all well and good speaking to Celtic but the player needs to want to come as well and he'll have people advising him on that but Lewis is among a number of players that we're looking at.
"We need to strengthen again in January, it's as simple as that."
Former fan favourite Morgan signed for Celtic two years ago, before being sent back immediately on loan.
After another loan spell, this time at Jack Ross' Sunderland, he returned to Celtic at the start of this season but has found game time hard to come by.
