Ivory Coast international Bamba, who celebrates his 30th birthday today, is currently plying his trade at Italian outfit Palermo.
A striker is also high on United’s priorities, with Redfearn having recommended to owner Massimo Cellino to make a loan move to take Luciano Becchio back to the club from Norwich City.
The other forward consistently linked with United is Sassuolo frontman Leonardo Pavoletti, who Cellino and sporting director Nicola Salerno are working on bringing to Leeds.