Newcastle United signing Olivier Kemen has welcomed comparisons with Barcelona midfielder Alex Song.

Kemen was snapped up this week from Metz.

He said: "I like to think I have a lot of athletic strength and power.

"I'm not clumsy with the ball and try to use it intelligently.

"Alex Song is a player I like because he's very powerful and is good on the ball with good vision to go with it."