Marko Pantelic and Andriy Voronin have combined for 16 goals this season to give Hertha a healthy four-point lead heading into Saturday's home game against Bayer Leverkusen, but both men could well be plying their trade elsewhere by the next campaign.
Pantelic looks set to leave at the end of the season, the Serb's prickly ties with coach Lucien Favre seemingly strained beyond repair, while Voronin's sale price continues to rise with every goal he scores.
Despite the uncertainty surrounding their futures, both men have been in remarkable form in Hertha's title push with Pantelic netting almost every time he is not out injured and Voronin grabbing seven goals in the last five matches.
"We play as a team," Voronin told reporters. "I get the passes that I need from my team mates, I make the goals but football is a team game."
Experienced defender Josip Simunic has often stated a desire to play in the English Premier League, but the anchor of Hertha's solid rearguard admits that for now, the Bundesliga side comes first.
"I don't know if this dream is over but I am a Hertha player at the moment and I only focus on the next game and that is against Leverkusen," the 31-year-old Croat told German broadcaster DSF this week.
"We finally want to go top of the table," said Bayern coach Jurgen Klinsmann, who has not seen his team lead the standings since he took over last year.
