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‘Special’ Slovenian so sharp for Swans

by
The LeaguePaper Team
1 March 2026

ZAN VIPOTNIK
SWANSEA CITY STRIKER
By Chris Dunlavy

SHARP-SHOOTER: Zan Vipotnik is having a great season with Swansea and, inset, celebrating another goal in trademark style
PICTURE: Alamy

BENJAMIN Sesko was the deadly Slovenian striker chased by Premier League clubs last summer.
Could countryman Zan Vipotnik soon spark a similar scramble to the £74m Manchester United ace?
Signed from Bordeaux in the summer of 2024, Swansea’s 23-year-old hitman has put last season’s teething problems firmly behind him to emerge as the deadliest centre-forward in the Championship....

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