However, the club have informed him that they will not be trying to purchase him.
« We have let Patrick know that he will not be staying at Sunderland », a club official told BBC Sport Online.
« He will not be offered a contract with us. »
Mboma scored once for Sunderland during his loan spell, in a 2-1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur.
Player profile: Patrick Mboma
Parma signed him in 2000 after he scored 15 goals in 32 appearences for Cagliari, although he was unable to reproduce that sort of form after his multi-million pound move.