Hutton moved to the Stadium of Light on loan in January and Bruce admitted that he would like to make the deal permanent should Spurs be willing to part with the Scotland international full-back.
"I have not yet had any conversation with Harry Redknapp to see if he will be available," said Bruce.
"But if he was available in the summer, of course, I would be interested.
"He has done particularly well for us and has slipped into the team very nicely."