Mesut Ozil explains why he refused to take pay cut at Arsenal amid club's 55 job losses

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Arsenal star Mesut Ozil has stated that he refused to accept a 12.5 per cent pay cut in the wake of coronavirus because he felt there was no proper consultation process.Ozil was one of three Gunners players who snubbed the club's request to help preserve their finances in April, although the club did make significant savings on their £230m annual wage bill.He says he wanted to contribute but felt rushed into making the decision without knowing where the money would be going instead of into his pocket.“As players, we all wanted to contribute,” Ozil told The Athletic. “But we needed more information and many questions were unanswered.“Everyone was fine with a deferral while there was so much uncertainty – I would have been OK to take a bigger.