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Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil offered to pay Gunnersaurus’s salary in an attempt to prevent the club’s mascot from being fired.
Jerry Quy, the man who wore the dinosaur costume since the character’s creation in 1993, has been told that his job no longer exists as a result of the absence of fans at Emirates Stadium due to COVID-19.
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The decision has sparked an angry reaction from fans and former players, especially as the decision came on the same day the Gunners paid Atletico Madrid £ 45 million to sign Thomas Partey.
Arsenal announced in August that they were laying off 55 non-playing staff members as the club reacts to the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic, while the first-team team was asked to accept a pay cut of 12, 5%, which fell to 7.5% after qualifying for this. Europa League of the season.
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Ozil is the club’s top earner at £ 350,000 a week, but although he refused to join his teammates in accepting a pay cut, he has now offered to cover the cost of reinstating Quy for the next year until Your contract expires next summer.
“I was so sad that Jerry Quy, aka our famous and loyal mascot @Gunnersaurus and an integral part of our club, was fired after 27 years,” Ozil posted on Twitter. “As such, I offer to reimburse @Arsenal with the full salary of our big green man as long as I am an Arsenal player …”
Quy’s role is part-time and therefore not among the 55 layoffs, although he has also been involved with the club as a fan liaison.
A spokesman for the club told ESPN: “Gunnersaurus is not extinct and will return to action when fans can return to games.”
However, it is unclear if Quy would be given a chance to resume office and it remains uncertain when that could be as coronavirus cases continue to rise in the UK and the government shelves plans to allow the supporters return from October 1.
Ozil is currently excluded from the image of the first team under the command of coach Mikel Arteta and has not participated in any competition since March 7.
He was available in the summer transfer window, but no deal could be reached with either club given the 31-year-old’s determination to terminate the final year of his contract.
Ozil could suffer another blow in the next 24 hours with Arsenal set to finalize their 25-man squad for the Europa League group stage. UEFA rules dictate that only 17 non-local players can be selected, but the Gunners currently have 19.
Source: espn.co.uk
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