Sunderland have been strongly linked with Swansea City's 23-year-old Slovenian striker Žan Vipotnik, but they are in competition with Nottingham Forest who have also shown interest. However, Rangers are now understood to be the leading contenders to sign the EFL Championship's top scorer, with their likely participation in a top European competition giving them an advantage. Vipotnik has been capped 22 times for Slovenia, scoring 3 goals. He joined Swansea on a free transfer in August 2024 and is under contract until 2028. In January 2026, Swansea reportedly set an asking price of £15 million for the player. His current Transfermarkt valuation is €4.00m.