Manchester, Aug. 12 -- Manchester City have signed Argentine goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli from French club Olympique de Marseille on a two-year contract, the Premier League side announced on Wednesday.

The 34-year-old arrives as a replacement for James Trafford, who left City to join Leeds United.

Rulli returns to Manchester City after spending the 2016-17 season at the club, although he did not make a senior appearance during his first stint. He joins as an experienced backup option, with Gianluigi Donnarumma continuing as City's first-choice goalkeeper.

"This is an amazing opportunity for me and one I had to grasp," Rulli said in a club statement, as per Reuters.

"When the chance to join Manchester City comes along, you have to take it...