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Arsenal SACK Gunnersaurus! The club's loyal mascot of 27 years - who even missed his brother's wedding for a game - is latest victim of cost-cutting, while Mesut Ozil banks £350k-a-week and can't get a game

Arsenal's loveable mascot Gunnersaurs has been sacked after 27 years of service as part of the club's latest Covid-19 financial cuts.

According to The Athletic's David Ornstein, Jerry Quy, who has played the role of the dinosaur mascot since its establishment in 1993, has been let go as the club continue its cut-backs.

Arsenal have felt the absence of fans more than most with the club more reliant on their matchday revenue and as such Gunnersaurus' role is no longer deemed essential.

Arsenal's loveable mascot Gunnersaurs has been sacked after 27 years of service at the club
Jerry Quy, who has played the role since 1993, has been let go as part of a cost-cutting process

Arsenal announced they were making 55 redundancies in August because of the financial impact of the pandemic, a decision which was met with hostility from fans.