Ismail, a product of Wolverhampton Wanderers' youth system, made twenty first-team appearances during a six-month loan spell at Banks's Stadium early in the 2017/18 campaign, before being recalled by his parent club as they struggled to find form.
Dean, speaking via the Express & Star, said; "I watched Bury a few times last season. Firstly in the build-up to our game and they were also playing against teams we had coming up. He is lively. He is somebody that, yes, we could look at him. But it’s still early days and there will be a lot of conversations going on. I’m interested in all good players coming to this football club."