GOLD COAST has confirmed it's willing to play Port Adelaide in China if a game goes ahead there next season.

It follows the Power's announcement that it wants to play a game in Shanghai as early as 2017.

"The most important thing from our point of view is it gives us a real chance to be noticed nationally, and helps to put us a bit further up on the stage than we currently are," Suns chairman Tony Cochrane told Melbourne radio station SEN.

"The quid pro quo really for us is that there's an enormous amount of Chinese investment going into the Gold Coast.

"We see some wonderful opportunities to help us build on our sponsor group and financial support out of all of that."

Cochrane wouldn't confirm exactly how much the deal was worth.

It's been speculated as being as much as $600,000

"It's around the mark," Cochrane said.

At last week's announcement, Port Adelaide made it clear it would need to be the away team because of its contract with Adelaide Oval.

Gold Coast was already on track to lose two home games in 2018 because of the Commonwealth Games.

AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan confirmed the Suns had shown an interest in being part of the historic match but no deals had been made.

"It's very clear now, I can say publicly, Gold Coast want to be in China but a decision hasn't been made and there are other clubs interested," McLachlan told radio station SEN. 

"It (the money) comes out of whatever deal's done, we won't be paying a club to do it."

- with AAP