Even Per Mertesacker is poking fun at Arsenal’s inability to sign a striker

Ask Arsenal fans what they’d like from the remainder of this summer’s transfer window, and they’d probably all say the same thing: a striker.

In the wake of another failed attempt to land their first league title since 2004, many Arsenal fans would’ve pinned their hopes on Arsene Wenger finally adding a bit of firepower to his his squad in time for the new campaign.

While there’s still a good few weeks for him to do so, as things stand the only new additions at The Emirates are a defender (Rob Holding) and a defensive midfielder (Granit Xhaka).

While they might have had enough in their ranks to have overcome an MLS Allstar team in the small hours of Friday, many Arsenal supporters are getting a little twitchy about the club’s threadbare striking options.

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Gonzalo Higuain was linked with a move to north London on several occasions in the last few years, only for Juventus to go and blow a £75m chunk of their Paul Pogba money to bring him to Turin from Napoli. With any plans to bring in the Argentine international now dead, a reported move for Alexandre Lacazette could also be scuppered by rumoured interest in the Lyon man from Paris Saint-Germain.

But Arsenal fans need not worry.

With their lists of potential striking reinforcements becoming shorter by the day, Per Mertesacker has come with some good news.

The German defender will be out of action for a while after picking up a knee injury in last week’s friendly with Lens and has had surgery to address the damage he’s done. While he recuperates, the 31-year-old shared the following tweet, suggesting that a ’20 goal guarantee’ had been installed while he was under the knife.

Thanks for all the get well soon messages. Doc said he built in a 20 goals guarantee. No striker rumours anymore 🙂 pic.twitter.com/yC1tdDCI6h

— Per Mertesacker (@mertesacker) July 29, 2016