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Vitor Matos insists Zan Vipotnik’s future at Swansea City has not been affected by Ross Stewart’s arrival – and says he’s happy to accommodate three senior strikers for the new season.

Stewart completed a free transfer to the Swans on Thursday, becoming Swansea’s sixth new signing of the window.

He has signed a three-year deal at the club, and his capture will be seen as a huge statement of intent given the player’s Championship pedigree.

Stewart scored 11 goals in 33 appearances in all competitions for Southampton last season, and his arrival will inevitably spark further questions over Vipotnik’s future at the club, with clubs in England and Europe taking an interest.

As things stand, however, there is nothing on the table from anyone, and Matos clearly hasn’t ruled out the possibility of keeping all three strikers on board.

“I think one thing we tried is to increase the competition or the healthy competition inside of the squad,” he said.

“I think that’s what we’ve done. There’s a lot of challenges, a lot of games to come, a lot of competitions as well to participate in and I think having a squad with depth in all positions was quite important for us.

“It’s something that we felt last season in some moments was a little bit tricky.

“I still remember when I was sitting here in December everyone asked why we only had Zan Vipotnik as a striker and I needed I think maybe three press conferences to try to justify it.

“I think it’s important to have that depth, of course, and then with that trying to squeeze the best out of the squad and that’s what we will do as well.”

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