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Jets superstar Joel Griffiths says the club’s new South Korean recruit has a touch of the Samba about him.

“He actually speaks Portughese which is kinda strange for a South Korean – so he’s able to communicate with [Jets' playmaker] Denni- and he’s about the same size as Denni too,” Griffiths told au.fourfourtwo.com today at the launch of the finals series.

FC Seoul midfielder Song Jin-hyung, a former South Korean youth international, was signed by the Jets last Friday as the side looks ahead to both the finals and season four of the A-League.

According to Griffiths, the 20-year-old looms as a handy acquisition.

“I’d only seen him at one training session but he seemed to be pretty skilful,” he said

Jets coach Gary Van Egmond conceded the club needs to do better in their foreign signings for next season after the disastrous Mario Jardel and misfit Jorge Drovandi both failed to deliver this season.

“It’s an area we need to improve on,” said Van Egmond today. “It’s so important to get that part of the operation right.”

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