Arsenal step up chase for Freiburg midfielder Matthias Ginter
The Gunners sent Francis Coquelin on loan to the Bundesliga side and hope that will give them the edge over Borussia Dortmund in race for Ginter.
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger has been tracking Ginter, 19, for some time and hopes the deal for Coquelin will work as a sweetener, as the North London side bid to fend off rival interest from Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund.
Ginter - who can also play in defence - is the latest in a long line of talent to emerge from Freiburg's academy.
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