Hertha's ambitious plans under Klinsmann: Xhaka, Draxler, Gotze... Bundesliga Big plans for January

The January transfer window has not yet got underway, yet Hertha Berlin are already constructing big plans under new head coach Jurgen Klinsmann.

The German was appointed with Hertha sitting one place above the relegation zone - with the same points as second-bottom - but he has led them up to 12th in the table after two wins, two draws and one defeat from his first five matches in charge.

Now, though, Klinsmann wants to build on this and one of the first players to arrive at the Olympiastadion is Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka.

But new Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is not willing to let the Swiss international leave without a fight.

"I like him a lot," Arteta said of Xhaka.

"When I went to [Manchester] City, we were looking for players in that position and he was one of those on my list."

Despite this, Xhaka's agent, Jose Noguera, has other ideas.

"I'm saying this frankly and honestly: we've reached an agreement with the club and we would like to go to Berlin," Noguera stated.

"We've made it known to Raul Sanllehi, Edu [Gaspar] and the new coach, Mikel Arteta.

"We have informed Arsenal of all the steps. All that remains is for an agreement for the transfer to be reached between the two clubs."

At this point, it is worth remembering that the Gunners bought Xhaka for 45 million euros from Borussia Monchengladbach in 2016.

The dream of Draxler and Gotze

Investor Lars Windhorst has said that he would be prepared to invest up to 200 million euros into his club, which Klinsmann wants to take advantage of by signing players with Bundesliga DNA.

Xhaka would be the first arrival, but Le Parisien reported a few days ago that Hertha are also looking at Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Julian Draxler.

The German midfielder, formerly of Schalke and Wolfsburg, has played just 456 minutes for Thomas Tuchel's side so far this season, and PSG would not be against selling one of their higher earners, particularly as he is not contributing a lot in terms of game time.

Another player Hertha have been linked with is Mario Gotze. The scorer of Germany's World Cup-winning goal in 2014 is currently with Borussia Dortmund, but his contract with Die Schwarzgelben comes to a close next summer.

Thus, it may be more viable for them to try and sign Gotze on a pre-contract agreement, although it cannot be ruled out that Hertha will make a move for him in January.

Like Draxler, Gotze has not been a key contributor for Dortmund player, having played 579 minutes.

The likes of Julian Weigl (Dortmund) and Victor Wanyama (Tottenham Hotspur) have also been linked with Hertha.