The Newcastle Jets have signed Chinese international striker Zhang Shuo and journeyman Italian midfielder Marcello Fiorentini for the A-League season starting next month.
Shuo, 26, has collected 10 caps for China since his international debut in 2004 and arrives at the Jets after a brief stint with Indonesian outfit Persik Kediri.
The Beijing-born frontman has appeared in over 130 matches in the Chinese Super League and played for Tianjin Teda in the AFC Champions League 2009 competition.
Central midfielder Fiorentini, 29, started out in the youth system of Serie A club Lazio in the late 1990s and has spent recent years with Pescara and Palazzolo in the Serie C and D respectively.
Both players were trialled among a group of foreign players brought to the Hunter a few weeks ago.
Jets CEO John Tsatsimas said their signings completed the Jets roster.------------------
looks like Clapham aint heading to the Jets anytime soon...wellington maybe?