Al Ain admit they must make a decision about signing permanently on-loan Sunderland striker Asamoah Gyan.

Gyan is also the subject of interest from an unnamed Qatari club.

"We must activate the purchase agreement [with Sunderland] by the end of April," Carlo Nohra, the Al Ain chief executive, told The National.

"Obviously we need to sit down with the player and work out his plans before then. The sooner he decides the better as all parties can then plan for the future and make alternative arrangements."