Signing of the summer? Michael Olise's world-class potential is becoming clear at Bayern Munich

Those who have been following Olise's progress closely over the past few years - from his professional breakthrough at Reading, after making a name for himself at under-age level at Chelsea and Manchester City, to his emergence as a Premier League star at Crystal Palace - are already familiar with Olise's monosyllabic response to reporters' questions.

During one infamous interview after a victory over West Ham, he was asked to describe his 94th-minute winner. Olise replied, "I think Wilf (Zaha) passed me the ball. Shot. Scored."

His amusingly taciturn nature didn't prevent him becoming one of the most coveted youngsters in world football, though. Chelsea tried desperately to re-sign him last year, while Manchester United were heavily linked during the summer before Bayern eventually won the race for his signature.

It's also worth remembering that he was also the subject of a tug-of-war at international level, on account of the fact that he was born in London to a Nigerian father and a French-Algerian mother. However, in Olise's mind, France was only country he ever wanted to represent - much to the delight of Thierry Henry, who included the 22-year-old in his squad for this year's Olympics in Paris.

"I got goosebumps when I talked to him about it," Henry admitted. "He preferred to play for France rather than England - why? Because it's his dream and when someone has a dream, you can put anything you like in their way, they're still going to make it come true."

France's hopes of winning a gold medal on home soil were ultimately dashed in the men's football final by Spain, who triumphed 5-3 after extra-time in an epic encounter at the Parc des Princes. However, Olise had been one of the stars of the show, involved in seven goals in total, scoring two himself.

Henry was immensely proud of the versatile attacking midfielder's performances but not in the least bit surprised by them. "This is just the beginning," the striking icon declared. "I hope so for his sake anyway. Of course, we don't want to jinx him. But you don't often get players like this.

"He has enormous quality - and you haven't seen anything yet." Henry was spot on.

Olise may not have impressed in his first press conference as a Bayern player, but he wasted little time becoming a fan favourite at the Allianz Arena. As coach Vincent Kompany conceded, "Michel's start at FC Bayern couldn't be much better."

He's already scored five goals in seven appearances in all competitions for his new club - only Harry Kane has more so far this season - while he's also chipped in with three assists.

Hardly surprising, therefore, that Bayern's board are feeling pretty pleased with themselves right now, as it's already looking like they've landed themselves a €60 million (£50m/$66m) bargain and a strong early contender for signing of the season.

Indeed, sporting director Max Eberl has already felt compelled to compare Olise to two of the finest attackers to ever grace the Allianz Arena.

"Michael is a player who, like a young (Franck) Ribery or a young (Arjen) Robben, can achieve extraordinary things," he recently enthused.

Living up to such hype will not be easy, of course. But his world-class potential is obvious.

Even if it would be a mistake to read too much into Bayern's results during a relatively soft start to the season, it's undeniably encouraging that Olise was Bayern's most dangerous player in Saturday's 1-1 draw with reigning German champions Bayer Leverkusen.

It was an Olise cross which led to the Bavarians' equaliser, while he was only denied what would have been a deserved winner for the early Bundesliga leaders by a brilliant save from Lukas Hradecky.

In truth, though, the talent has never been in doubt. Indeed, Bayern's next opponents, Aston Villa, whom they face in the Champions League on Wednesday, have been tracking Olise since he was a teenager and reportedly first tried to sign him when he was still at Reading, before mulling over a move again last season.

The only doubt over his ability to make it all the way to the top centred on whether an introverted character with a slightly worrying injury record might be hindered upon the way.

Certainly, the hamstring issues he had in his final two seasons at Palace remain a cause for concern, but Olise presently appears to be showing no ill-effects of his participation in the Olympics. Furthermore, Bayern are not short on options out wide or in behind Kane and, as we've already seen so far this season, Kompany intends to make full use of his squad in order to keep everyone fit and fresh - an approach that can only benefit Olise.

Also, when it comes to questions over his character, it's worth noting that while Olise is shy in front of the media, he's never had any issues on the field or in the dressing room.

Alexandre Lacazette says he's not just "humble" but also "funny", while Kane has rather tellingly stated, "You (the press) don't see the real Michael from the outside, but inside he's a really good guy."

So, we're clearly not talking about a loner here, or someone that lacks confidence. The only potential problem, in reality, is that if Olise continues delivering Man-of-the-Match-winning performances, he's going to have to continue fulfilling media duties. Jamal Musiala even had to haul him out in front of the cameras after his two-goal haul in the recent 5-0 demolition of Werder Bremen.

Kompany isn't concerned, though - and rightly so. All he cares about is Olise building on this impressive start to his Bayern career by becoming the superstar he's long threatened to be - and, just like Henry, he's supremely confident of him doing precisely that.

"Michael has to keep going this way,” the coach acknowledged, “but I haven't got the feeling that he's a player who feels much pressure. He just enjoys football." So what if he doesn't like doing interviews too?!