The 24-year-old is currently on loan from Sheffield United until the end of the season.
“I love it here,” Ward told the Derby Telegraph. “I can’t fault anything.
“The club is brilliant, the manager has been brilliant with me and the lads have been brilliant too.
“I’m happy, I’m playing football again and it’s a massive club, to be honest. So I would like to stay, given the opportunity.
“It’s just a case of getting to the end of the season and then we’ll know an awful lot more.”
