Borussia Mönchengladbach were also interested in the Swiss international, but he believes that TSG has "a young, ambitious team and have perfect infrastructure," which could help to develop himself.
Hoffenheim bought him to strengthen themselves at the back. The Kraichgauer conceded 55 goals last season and therefore couldn't qualify for the Europa League.
With his good vision, Fabian Schär is able to play crucial passes into the offensive area, where Kevin Volland and Roberto Firmino are waiting.
The 1,86m-tall is already highly experienced despite being just 23 years old.
He has played 33 international matches in Europa League and Champions League and reached 12 appearances for the Switzerland national team in defence.
With his height and jumping power, the centre back often scores headers after free kicks or corners.
A safe and structured build-up is very important for playing good football and Fabian Schär is the perfect man for it.
He has a high passing accuracy, with 81% in the Champions League this season ,and he knows how to get the ball in the opposing team’s area.
The Swiss international is good at counter attacking, which could help TSG to play attractive football without disregarding the defence and this could be a crucial factor for Markus Gisdol’s team.
One of his weaknesses is that Schär sometimes doesn’t get back to help defending. He wouldn’t be helping the improvable Hoffenheim defence unless he tracked back.