Saturday's Newcastle Herald claimed that Griffiths would probably exit EnergyAustralia Stadium this weekend to join Chinese side Beijing Guoan.

Owner Con Constantine had initially refused to sanction the deal but it is now thought Griffiths will move initially on loan with the Chinese club having a buy-out option.

It is thought Griffiths would be prevented from playing against his current employers when the Jets and Guoan meet in the group stage of the Asian Champions League.

Milligan meanwhile, has also been linked with a Chinese move for some time, and looks set to complete a switch to Shanghai Shenhua.

Joel will join brother Ryan at Guoan while Adam has also been linked with a move to Asia.

If moves do transpire, the Jets owner is promising the money will be put to good use.

He said: "If you sell a player for, say, $1 million, then you can go out and get two or three new players for that kind of money. I'll be reinvesting it's the only way. We want to do well in Asia, and there's still time. We're not sitting back and doing nothing, believe me."

The duo are part of a growing pattern which sees Asian clubs looking to add Australian talent to their ranks following a change in the Asian Champions League rules which allow for three imports plus another from within the Asian confederation.