Aug 12 (Reuters) - Manchester ⁠City have signed Argentine goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli ⁠from French club Olympique de Marseille on ‌a two-year contract, the Premier League side said 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 without making a senior appearance. He joins as experienced cover, with ⁠Gianluigi Donnarumma remaining City's first-choice goalkeeper.

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

"When the chance to join Manchester City comes along, you have ⁠to take it. Everyone knows what ​an impressive club this is."

Rulli has won eight caps for Argentina and was part of the ⁠squads that won the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and the 2024 Copa America.

The goalkeeper has enjoyed spells across Europe with Real Sociedad, ​Montpellier, Villarreal and Ajax ⁠Amsterdam. During his time at Villarreal, he played ​a key role in the ‌Europa League final victory over ​Manchester United in 2021.

(Reporting by Paras J. Haji in BengaluruEditing by Christian Radnedge)