Adam Idah: Is the man who could replace Zan Viptonik already at Swansea City?

All at Swansea will spend the close season wondering what the future holds for Vipotnik, given that players who score heavily in the Championship tend to be picked off by clubs higher up the chain.

Should the former Bordeaux player be sold, few are likely to be impacted more directly than Idah, who may then see a fresh opportunity to nail down a place in Matos’ team.

Regardless of how things pan out in the window, Idah says it is “not a bad thing” for a goalscorer to be linked with a transfer because it usually means they are scoring goals.

“It’s what you want. It shows the club are doing something right and Vipi (Vipotnik) is doing something right,” he adds.

“I think no matter where you are, if you’re a striker and you’ve scored the number of goals he has, there’s always going to be speculation.”

Vipotnik’s goals were central to the story of Swansea’s season, but there was a different tale told last weekend.

While Vipotnik missed a presentable chance against Charlton Athletic, Idah arrived from the bench to score twice in the closing stages of the Swans’ 3-1 final-day win.

After a campaign in which Vipotnik has taken most of the plaudits, there was a nice moment during the Charlton triumph when he made a point of celebrating his team-mate’s success.

Idah smiles when asked about their interaction.

“I just said to him, I’m trying to be more like him,” he says.