Michael Olise is still an enigma. Just not enough of an enigma to stop some of the world's grandest clubs pursuing him.
He is, with the media, taciturn. After scoring a 94th-minute winner against West Ham in November, his account was brief. 'I think Wilf passed me the ball. Shot. Scored,' came his analysis, which went viral. Wilfried Zaha was in stitches.
What people don't talk about from that game is his celebration, his open-armed pose in front of West Ham's auditorium, showmanlike, inviting acclaim from south London and splutters of anger from the east of the capital.