Seen this kid twice so not much to go on, but I thought he looked excellent both times. That article says he is a midfielder but he played as a defender when I saw him. He's been earning a lot of praise in the German press this season for his performances, that much I know.

I did a quick google search for more news about him. Turns out that the German site Spox.com ran a story last month suggesting that Arsenal, along with Bayern and a few others, were in for this guy. They claimed we were willing to offer £7 million for his signature.

i dont remember if he played when i was in dortmund, but freiburg shipped six goals and were absolutely outclassed in every way that evening.

i don't really see the point in switching a mildly promising french midfielder for a german one. we should be aiming much higher.

From what I've heard, he's more of a central defender, and is very highly rated.

if he played, then reus and lewandowski tore him to shreds repeatedly all night.

Sounds like the kind of signing we can actually manage to tie up.

kamikaze wrote:

if he played, then reus and lewandowski tore him to shreds repeatedly all night.

It seems he did play

Better defenders than him have been shredded by Dortmund this season. Ask Pepe and Varane.

23 days later

Good if true, that's the right profile for that area of the squad.

Wait - Kos got injured in Asia?

He injured his right ankle in training before the Nagoya friendly but he was ok to play the following game against the Urawa Reds

Sardo Taxi sounds exactly like the kind of guy we'd get

Sun claiming we have bought Ginter.

Must say i would be extremely happy with this.

I know nothing about him first hand but reports are generally positive

Despite his young age, Ginter is already physically well-built and weighs in at approximately 85kg (13 stones 5lbs), taking this weight into consideration, he’s heavier than both Thomas Vermaelen and Laurent Koscielny (both approximately 11 stones 11lbs) but slightly less than fellow German, Per Mertesacker (14 stones 2lbs).

Koscielny gained a significant amount of muscle after his first season with Arsenal. Should Ginter join, there’s no doubt that he would follow suit.Ginter’s style of play is comparable to Mertesacker in his organizational skills and covering style. However due to his superior mobility, Ginter has demonstrated a fine habit of making good judgement calls when a split decision has to be made; for example, situations such as making a decision between closing down the flank or positioning himself to defend the cross after it has been delivered.

Ginter isn’t a defender who goes to ground needlessly, but rather uses his physical frame to ease attackers out the way and win the ball as cleanly as possible. He plays within the same philosophy as Arsène when it comes to tackling. He preaches that when tackling, the player must win the ball in such a way that he is ready to pass as soon as the tackle is completed, without needing to readjust his body balance.
Ginter is famed for his versatility amongst Bundesliga viewers, although as he matures, it is likely that he will begin to refine and hone in one no more than 2 positions.

Currently, Ginter possesses all the criteria required to become an accomplished central defender but also had the technical proficiency to be a capable defensive midfielder should the need arise.

On the minus side he's inexperienced and apparently iffy in the air.

http://andresfavoritegay.com/2013/08/01/scout-report-new-arsenal-target-matthias-ginter/

Yes please if he can provide, even a little bit of resistance to the opposition midfield ball carriers who have it too easy against us.

Klaus wrote:

Better defenders than him have been shredded by Dortmund this season. Ask Pepe and Varane.

and Bayern in the Supercup which i didn't watch so may be wrong.