Marseille have signed goalkeeper Yohann Pele, the Ligue 1 club confirmed on Saturday. Media reports suggested the 32-year-old, who was a free agent after leaving second-tier Sochaux, has signed a three-year contract.

Pele will provide back-up to OM captain Steve Mandanda, the France international.

Pele was called up to the France squad once, in 2008, but has had to rebuild his career since spending three years out of the game after suffering a pulmonary embolism in 2010.