It is true that Masoud Ozil, the German-Turkish star, refused to cut 12.5% of his salary to help his club Arsenal in the face of the consequences of the Corona virus, but the British newspaper "Daily Mail" published a report defending the player who earns 400 thousand euros per week and highlights the charitable side of his personality and humanitarian work In England and abroad.
The newspaper "Mirror" confirmed that the former German international does not reject the agreement - which was approved by most players except for three of them Ozil - in principle, but he demands to wait until the final effects of the epidemic on the club's financial position.
It quoted his agent as saying that Ozil would agree to postpone receiving his dues, but it would be illogical to waive the salaries in favor of the club, which could make the same profits it earned last season.
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Returning to the report, "Daily Mail", which revealed that "nine months ago, Ozil received a number of fans of the club with special needs in the team's field and watched Arsenal's victory over Everton 3-2."
He also fulfilled, before her, a request from a charity organization to receive at his home a child with cerebral palsy and lung disease and spent a day with him.
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And not only in England, but his charitable and humanitarian initiatives have reached Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, by sending a signed shirt to one of the children who made his own shirt and wrote the name "Ozil and number 10" and the picture spread through social networking sites, as he sent shirts, balls, and shoes to this child and his friends as well. .
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In a previous interview, his agent revealed that Ozil had paid the expenses of a thousand vital surgeries to children around the world, fed one hundred thousand Syrian refugees in the camps spread in Syria and Turkey, and also paid about 272,000 euros to conduct operations for sick children in Brazil.
The newspaper spoke that Ozil - who has been under fire from former stars and media stars - is not the only one in Arsenal who refuses to cut his salary, but the spotlight is on him because he receives the highest salary in the team.