LEEDS boss Neil Redfearn has confirmed he is interested in bringing Luciano Becchio back to Elland Road during the January transfer window.

Becchio was sold to Norwich in 2013 but the Argentine has made little impact at Carrow Road, where he has now returned after a brief loan spell at Rotherham.

Leeds owner Massimo Cellino is currently back in Miami but head coach Redfearn said of the striker: “He’s somebody I fancied. Obviously he is well known at Leeds United and he has scored a lot of goals for us.

“He knows this division and he would be one for me that would give us good competition, definitely.

“The president is still away but obviously I have had dialogue and conversation with him. I think things will really start to take off when he’s back.”

United have been hit with a Football League transfer embargo but can still sign players without a fee, while the likes of Becchio could be brought in on loan.

Redfearn, whose side head to Bolton on Saturday, added: “The ideal scenario is that we get two or three signings that just freshens things up a little bit and gives us a little bit of competition.”

Leeds have also been linked with Palermo’s Ivory Coast centre back Sol Bamba, Sassuolo’s Italian striker Leonardo Pavoletti and Inter Milan midfielder Rene Krhin.