FC St. Pauli has relegated to the 2nd Bundesliga after two years in the Bundesliga. The club has signed U-19 forward Wissou Kaba to a professional contract. In the U19 youth league, he scored 11 goals. Midfielder Joel Fujita is likely to leave the club. However, his destination is still unclear. Several clubs are interested in the midfielder, including FC Augsburg. According to the Hamburger Abendblatt, the agent of the Japanese player has received other offers. Fujita has admitted to dreaming of the Premier League. However, due to the relegation of the Kiez club to the second league and the performance fluctuations of the 24-year-old, this dream kilometres in this summer. In the case of Fujita's departure, St. Pauli could expect a record transfer fee for the midfielder. Wissou Kaba has signed a professional contract with FC St. Pauli. The 18-year-old forward scored 11 goals and provided four assists in the U19 youth league. He also played three games in the U23 Regionalliga Nord and scored one goal. Kaba was trained at FC St. Pauli and played for the U19 team since summer 2025. Sport director Andreas Bornemann praised the positive development of the four-time U18 international in recent months: We are happy that Wissou continues on his path with us and we continue to work with him on his sporting development. James Sands leaves FC St. Pauli. The 25-year-old midfielder has left the Bundesliga relegation team after two and a half years on loan from New York City FC in the Major League Soccer. Sands quickly established himself as a regular in the defensive midfield of the Hamburgers. However, two serious injuries prevented him from playing. In the second half of the 2025 season, he only played seven Bundesliga games, before the season was ended prematurely due to an internal ligament tear.