- Ozil committed in June to help up to 1,000 children undergo medical surgeries through the BigShoe charity
- He has already paid for more than 200 surgeries, with 800 more to go
- The kind gesture is in celebration of the midfielder's wedding with wife Amine Gulse
Arsenal playmaker Mesut Ozil has taken to social media to share a touching photo of kids whose lives he has changed after helping them have life-changing surgeries.
Ozil revealed he would pay for 1,000 operations for underpriveleged children from across the world to celebrate his wedding.
Mesut Ozil is changing the lives of underprivileged children from around the world by paying for their surgeries. Photo: Instagram/@m10_official.
Source: Instagram
The 31-year-old made the announcement back in June when he wedded former Miss Turkey Amine Gulse.
He now appears to be making tremendous steps towards fulfilling the promise having already helped more than 200 children undergo surgery.
Ozil, who rakes in a massive £350,000 a week took to Twitter on Christmas Eve to share heartwarming photos of kids whose lives he has changed after paying for 219 operations.
"219 operations are already done, but there’s still many more to come going forward," he posted.
"As my wife Amine and I announced before our wedding in June 2019, we're covering the costs of another 1,000 life-changing surgeries for children in need around the world," he continued.The German midfielder is making the contribution through BigShoe, a network of sports stars and fans that help children around the world with medical surgeries.
He begun supporting the organisation five years ago after lifting the 2014 World Cup with Germany in Brazil.
