It seems that de Boer has plans to utilise him in the centre of the park as opposed to in a supportive role in attack, with the Dutchman also revealing on Wednesday that his preferred system will be 4-3-3 this season.
Either in the centre of the action or as one of the wider-positioned midfielders, the former Sevilla man certainly has the ability to perform the role with ease.
Having tried out a 4-4-2 last weekend in Limerick against Celtic, it became evident that both for the team and Banega, it wasn't a system that was going to suit the Biscione.
One thing that has been evident throughout the midfielder's career is that a coach shouldn't ask him to do the dirty work of snapping at players' ankles or chasing opponents around the field, leave him to the slick passing that has wowed fans in Spain.
However, he is neither a pure regista nor a natural playmaker either. His exact position is perhaps still up for debate even at the age of 28. It may be best to say that he merges the best of various positions into his performances.
The second rebirth of his career could be about to take place under de Boer in Milan this season. In 2014, he enjoyed his first in Seville when Unai Emery looked for someone to replace Ivan Rakitic who had left for Barcelona.
He had returned home to Newell's Old Boys on loan from Valencia earlier that year in order to try and win a spot in Argentina's squad for the World Cup in Brazil but failed to do so.
That summer he made the move to the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan and played a massive role in the side which won the Europa League final in each of the past two years, winning man of the match awards in both games.
On Sunday in Verona, we will get a first indicator of how adaptable he will be to life in Serie A but his intelligence and ability should see him fit de Boer's side like a glove.The post Versatile Banega holds keys to Inter midfield appeared first on GazzettaWorld.