Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has offered to pay the salary of of Jerry Quy, the man who plays the role of club mascot Gunnersaurus.
On Monday it was revealed that Quy, who was a fixture on matchdays for 27 years, was one of 55 redundancies handed down by the club.
"I was so sad that Jerry Quy, aka our famous and loyal mascot Gunnersaurus and integral part of our club, was being made redundant after 27 years," said the 31-year-old German in a post on Twitter.
"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 so Jerry can continue his job that he loves so much."
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
