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Vipotnik has scored 25 Swansea goals in all competitions this season, a huge step forward after he netted only seven times during the previous campaign.<\/p>\n
That was Vipotnik’s first in Wales following his move from Bordeaux, with Swansea landing him on a free transfer thanks to the French club’s financial collapse.<\/p>\n
Swansea have had plenty of failures in the transfer market in recent years, but the Vipotnik move looks extremely shrewd now.<\/p>\n
The club’s hierarchy will also be relieved that they opted not to sell – in the end \u2013 amid serious interest in what would have been a cut-price deal last summer.<\/p>\n
The fact that Vipotnik agreed an improved contract in March, meanwhile, strengthens Swansea’s hand going into the summer transfer window.<\/p>\n
Vipotnik’s all-round contribution has improved during this campaign, though his goal tally is key to speculation over his future.<\/p>\n
“A striker lives for goals so we are really happy for him,” Matos said in the wake of Swansea’s weekend draw at Norwich, when Vipotnik scored from the spot.<\/p>\n
“Doing what he does [in terms of goalscoring] and [also] understanding that if he adds the pressing and counter-pressing to his game, he becomes a machine. I think that’s what he is doing now.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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