Syncing iPhone with iTunes

A year ago I backed up my iPhone using iTunes because I was getting my phone repaired. Apple gave me a new phone and all my data was saved. I did not go back to sync the phone with the back up at that time. The most recent backup is in the cloud. Now when When I connect my iPhone to my Mac and iTunes opens, I am prompted to either choose to restore a year old backup or set the phone up as new. I don't want to do either. I just want to access iTunes so I can sync my audiobooks, music, podcast, etc.