The former City striker's billion profit from Banana Buddy!
Imre Varadi, the 67-year-old former Manchester City striker, is making a huge commercial profit by bringing back the wind banana icon in the most modern way possible among the club's fans.
According to "Verzeh Se", these inflatable objects, which are considered a deep-rooted symbol of City's history, once again attracted the attention of the visiting fans during the 3-0 victory against Liverpool in Anfield. The increase in demand after the court ruling in the Manchester City case gave a new boost to this symbol.
Born in London to a Hungarian father and an Italian mother, Varady scored 19 goals in 59 games for Manchester City between 1986 and 1988.
The beginning of this trend goes back to the 1987-88 season in the old Main Road Stadium; When, after City's relegation, a fan brought a large inflatable banana to improve the modern spirit of the era, and the fans' connection with Varadi led to him being nicknamed "Imre Musa".
After nearly 40 years and the tradition fading in the 2000s, this historical icon has been revived. "I started my own company because this icon is part of the club's history and I'm proud of it," Varadi said, referring to the $1 billion inflatable industry. "I receive thousands of orders from all over the world every day."
The managers of Manchester City also welcomed this event and invited Varadi and his family to attend the home game against Ipswich as a special guest at the United Stadium. The club officials are interested in the full capacity of Etahad stadium in the first home game after the announcement of the verdict of the charges case, full of inflatable bananas.