Arsenal Confirms Gunnersaurus, Ozil Offers Bailout Of His Salary

JAKARTA - Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has a noble heart. He offered his salary to help one of the workers who often become the club's mascot, Gunnersaurus, who was recently laid off.

The worker in question, Jerry Quy, who acts as a companion to away supporters and entertainers of cage audiences wearing a green dinosaur costume. It was reported that the British media had been dismissed by Arsenal as a result of COVID-19.

"I am very sad that Jerry Quy aka our loyal and famous mascot @Gunnersaurus as an important part of our club has been sent home after 27 years," Ozil tweeted on his personal Twitter account, @ MesutOzil1088, on Tuesday.

"Therefore, I offer to bail @Arsenal for the full salary of the green figure as long as I am an Arsenal player, so that Jerry can continue the job he loves," Ozil added while putting a heart and greetings emoji.

I was so sad that Jerry Quy aka our famous & loyal mascot @Gunnersaurus and integral part of our club was being made redundant after 27 years. As such, I'm offering to reimburse @Arsenal with the full salary of our big green guy as long as I will be an Arsenal player ... pic.twitter.com/IfWN38x62z

- Mesut Özil (@ MesutOzil1088) October 6, 2020

Launching Antara, Wednesday, October 7, the news about Quy's dismissal sparked criticism from Arsenal supporters. However, the club stated that the Gunnersaurus figure was not removed and would return when supporters were allowed to attend the stadium directly.

It's just that, the Gunners they did not clarify whether Quy will be given the opportunity to continue his role.

Ozil himself is currently left out of the choice of manager Mikel Arteta and has not appeared since the 2020/21 season rolled around.

However, he still has a contract until 2021 with a reported salary of around £ 350,000 per week. Of course, more than enough to cover Quy's salary.