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Real Sociedad strikes deal with Man City for goalkeeper Rulli

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Real Sociedad reached an agreement Monday to sign goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli on a six-year contract from Manchester City.

Financial details of the transfer weren't disclosed.

The 24-year-old spent the past two seasons on loan with the La Liga club from Uruguayan side Deportivo Maldonado, which agreed to sell the Argentinian to City for a reported £4-million fee this summer.

Rulli never played a single minute for Maldonado, a club that's gained a reputation as a middleman for transfers involving South American players.

City has yet to announce the transfer officially, but Real Sociedad's statement seems to confirm Rulli's move in a complex deal between three parties.

Spanish reports indicate City retains a €14-million (£11.9-million) buyback clause that it can activate up until 2018.

Rulli will continue to play for La Real on an initial loan basis until December - at which point he will become a permanent member of the squad.

It's just missing approval from the English FA, which is waiting for official notice of the transfer from Maldonado.

Rulli, who's currently representing his country at Rio 2016, made 36 La Liga starts for Real Sociedad last season.

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