Ozil wants to help unwanted Arsenal mascot by paying wages

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LONDON - Out-of-favour Arsenal playmaker Mesut Ozil wants to save Gunnersaurus from extinction.

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LONDON – Out-of-favour Arsenal playmaker Mesut Ozil wants to save Gunnersaurus from extinction.

Ozil expressed sadness on Tuesday after discovering that Jerry Quy — the man who fills the Arsenal dinosaur mascot — was made redundant by the London club after 27 years.

“I’m offering to reimburse @Arsenal with the full salary of our big green guy as long as I will be an Arsenal player,” Ozil wrote on social media, “so Jerry can continue his job that he loves so much.”

FILE - In this Saturday, July 18, 2015 file photo, fans pose for pictures with Arsenal's mascot Gunnersaurus ahead of their team's soccer match against Everton for the Barclays Asia Trophy in Singapore. Out-of-favor Arsenal playmaker Mesut Ozil wants to save Gunnersaurus from extinction. Ozil expressed sadness Tuesday Oct. 6, 2020, after discovering that Jerry Quy — the man who fills the Arsenal dinosaur mascot outcut — had been made redundant by the London club after 27 years. (AP Photo/Joseph Nair, File)
FILE - In this Saturday, July 18, 2015 file photo, fans pose for pictures with Arsenal's mascot Gunnersaurus ahead of their team's soccer match against Everton for the Barclays Asia Trophy in Singapore. Out-of-favor Arsenal playmaker Mesut Ozil wants to save Gunnersaurus from extinction. Ozil expressed sadness Tuesday Oct. 6, 2020, after discovering that Jerry Quy — the man who fills the Arsenal dinosaur mascot outcut — had been made redundant by the London club after 27 years. (AP Photo/Joseph Nair, File)

Ozil, who used the hashtag that read out “Justice for Gunnersaurus,” is one of Arsenal’s top-earning players — on more than $20 million a year.

But the German has not played since March, with Arsenal unable to offload him while trying to make cuts due to the financial impact of the pandemic.

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