MESUT OZIL has offered to pay the full wages of Arsenal mascot Gunnersaurus if it means saving his job.
Jerry Quy has worn the famous green suit for the past 27 years but was made redundant as part of the job-cutting scheme implemented by Arsenal in the summer.
It is understood the dinosaur mascot (pictured left with Ozil) will still entertain fans once the coronavirus pandemic allows for supporters to go back into the Emirates Stadium, although it is currently unclear who will be inside the costume after Quy lost his job as a supporter liaison for away matches.
Ozil reportedly earns ยฃ350,000 a week as Arsenalโs top-paid player but is currently not in the first-team picture under manager Mikel Arteta.
Writing on Instagram, the German World Cup winner said: โI was so sad that Jerry Quy aka our famous & loyal mascot @officialgunnersaurus and integral part of our club was being made redundant after 27 years.
โAs such, Iโm 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.โ
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"The idea is to be more unpredictable every year and be more difficult for the opponents to stop and nullify what we want to do. Thatโs what we have now, especially at the back and in the midfield the options we have, to open up the spaces, we have many more options than we had last year.โ Mikel Arteta