Swansea Metropolis man Zan Vipotnik focused by Sporting CP

Swansea Metropolis striker Zan Vipotnik is a goal for Portuguese outfit Sporting CP this summer season, based on Report.

Swansea Metropolis striker Zan Vipotnik has turned heads throughout the continent following a scintillating season within the Championship, which noticed the 24-year-old bag 23 targets.

Sporting had been touted as potential suitors for the participant and Portuguese outlet Report now declare to have confirmed these hyperlinks.

The Championship high scorer is claimed to be seen as a possible substitute for Luis Suarez, with the 28-year-old linked with Fenerbahce, Newcastle United and Liverpool.

Swansea Metropolis open to Zan Vipotnik sale

The Slovenia worldwide loved a breakthrough season with the Swans over the 2025/26 marketing campaign. Vipotnik greater than tripled the seven targets scored the marketing campaign prior as he blew away the second tier.

Swansea Metropolis spent simply £2.5m to signal the participant from Bordeaux in August 2024, after the participant scored 10 targets in 37 Ligue 2 appearances for the French aspect.

Vipotnik signed a brand new long-term contract with the Swans in March, committing his future till 2030. That, in fact, doesn’t rule out a summer season transfer however locations negotiating energy within the fingers of the Championship membership.

The Welsh outfit would solely promote their talisman for ‘correct cash’, based on supervisor Vitor Matos. In April, the Swans head coach stated: “After all we’re like all of the golf equipment in soccer, there’s all the time a market and there’s all the time a market that may come.

“The nice factor is that they should include correct cash.”

When the brand new contract was signed, it was reported that Swansea Metropolis valued the participant at £15m. With heightened curiosity since then, Wales On-line now speculate the asking value might be extra like £25m.

Coventry Metropolis and Ipswich City had additionally been credited with switch curiosity in direction of the top of the 2025/26 marketing campaign with each side reaching promotion to the Premier League.

Zan Vipotnik’s 2025/26 Championship stats

Vipotnik speaks out on future and Premier League desires amid Swansea Metropolis success

Viptonik has been away with the Slovenia nationwide aspect and was handed minutes in each friendlies towards Cyprus and Croatia this month.

Whereas away, the striker was quizzed on his future and admitted to having ‘forgotten’ about hypothesis over a possible switch whereas concentrating on nationwide duties.

Vipotnik added that he was ‘actually glad’ at Swansea Metropolis however admitted he harboured a want to play within the Premier League. He stated: “The will is certainly there, however a whole lot of issues must come collectively. For now, I’m actually glad at Swansea. We’ll see what occurs in the summertime.”

Whereas a transfer to Sporting wouldn’t instantly fulfil that ambition, the Swans star would have the ability to compete within the Champions League subsequent season. There would even be a path for a possible Premier League transfer within the close to future.

Sporting offered Viktor Gyokeres to Arsenal for £55m final summer season and Suarez is about for a giant cash transfer this 12 months.