St. Pauli has signed Arkadiusz Pyrka from the first-division club Piast Gliwice. Pyrka is set to compete with Manolis Saliakas for the right-back position at St. Pauli. Although Pyrka typically plays as a left wing-back for the Polish U21 team, he is expected to join St. Pauli for the start of training on July 3, unless the Polish team advances further in the U21 European Championship. Poland had a disappointing start in the U21-EM, losing 1-2 to Georgia, but Pyrka is still expected to be on time for training since Poland has a challenging task ahead to progress, needing to secure victories against Portugal and France in their upcoming matches. His timely arrival would aid his integration into the team, especially considering his role as a competitor to Saliakas.