Sevilla have confirmed that they have re-signed midfielder Ever Banega.
The Argentina international left the Seville giants last summer for Italian side Inter, yet has returned to Spain after just 12 months and has penned a three-year deal with the La Liga outfit.
“Éver Banega passed his medical this Monday and has signed a contract keeping him at Sevilla FC for three seasons, thus fulfilling the agreement made between Sevilla FC and Inter last week,” a statement read on the club’s official website.
“Banega returns to Sevilla FC after a year at Inter Milan in which, despite not finding the desired level of continuity in the first team - 28 games in Serie A, only 20 of those as a starter - he achieved good numbers, scoring six goals and creating eight.
“Nevertheless, his performances in Italy were far from the level he demonstrated in Nervión during the second half of the 14/15 season and the entirety of the 15/16 campaign, becoming a genuine beacon of inspiration in the Sevilla attack and being a key player in the winning of the 2015 and 2016 UEFA Europa League titles.
“His magnificent performances in the Sevilla shirt re-opened the doors to the Argentina national side, where he has been a permanent fixture during the tenures of both Gerardo Martino and Edgardo Bauza, also receiving Jorge Sampaoli's confidence from the outset.”
Despite failing to really make an impact in Italy, Banega, 29, still made more key passes per 90 (3.4) than any other player in Serie A last season.
