Manchester City sign goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli from Marseille on two-year deal

[p]The 34-year-old arrives ‌as a replacement for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/trafford-james/ET616yZQ/"]James ‌Trafford[/a], who left [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]City[/a] to join [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/leeds/tUxUbLR2/"]‌Leeds United[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rulli-geronimo/rcbM0Dd8/"]Rulli[/a] returns to Manchester City after spending the 2016/17 season ‌at the club without making ⁠a ‌senior appearance. He joins as experienced cover, ​with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/donnarumma-gianluigi/WScbdXmL/"]Gianluigi Donnarumma[/a] remaining City's first-choice goalkeeper.[/p][p]"[b]This is ​an amazing opportunity for me and one I had to grasp[/b]," ⁠Rulli said ​in a club statement.[/p][p]"[b]When the chance to join Manchester City comes along, you have to take ‌it. Everyone knows what an impressive club this is[/b]."[/p][embed guid="7b9175f2-3a92-409a-8785-6eeefa91a755" url="https://x.com/ManCity/status/2087480535966691349" social-type="twitter" /][p]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.[/p][p]The goalkeeper has ‌enjoyed spells across Europe with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-sociedad/jNvak2f3/"]​Real Sociedad[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/montpellier/Eyf00syR/"]Montpellier[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/villarreal/lUatW5jE/"]Villarreal[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ajax/8UOvIwnb/"]Ajax ‌Amsterdam[/a]. During his time at Villarreal, he played a key role in the Europa League final victory over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-united/ppjDR086/"]Manchester ⁠United[/a] in ⁠2021.[/p]