Sunderland have received a bid from a Qatari club for striker Asamoah Gyan.

Press Association Sport understands a club in the Gulf state have tabled an offer for the 26-year-old Ghana international, who is currently on a season-long loan deal in the United Arab Emirates with Al-Ain.

At the end of the current season Gyan will still have two years remaining on the contract he signed when he joined the Black Cats from Rennes in 2010.

His future could have a major bearing on manager Martin O’Neill’s transfer plans.

The club’s identity has not been disclosed.