Arsenal's Gunnersaurus mascot gets fundraising page

On transfer deadline day, it has been the big news about a mascot rather than any players, which seems to have had the most reaction from footy fans.

It has been reported that Arsenal's mascot - Gunnersaurus - has been let go, because as fans are not currently allowed in stadiums to watch games, the role is no longer seen as necessary.

Gunnersaurus has been with the club for 27 years - that's even longer than Arsene Wenger's reign as manager.

Newsround has contacted Arsenal for comment.

In August, the club announced 55 staff members would lose their jobs due to the financial pressures brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, specifically the loss of income from match day crowds, with games now being played behind closed doors.

Gunnersaurus is thought to be one of these job losses.

At the time Arsenal explained the decision saying: "Our aim has been to protect the jobs and base salaries of our people for as long as we possibly can. Unfortunately, we have now come to the point where we are proposing 55 redundancies.

"We do not make these proposals lightly and have looked at every aspect of the club and our expenditure before reaching this point.