Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers issued a coy response when asked whether he wants to sign Jeffrey Schlupp permanently.
The left-back joined the Scottish Premiership champions on loan from Crystal Palace on transfer deadline day.
He started, and very much stood out, for his side at the Allianz Arena against Bayern Munich in the Champions League midweek.
Boss Rodgers was particularly impressed with his performance: "He fits what we do here which is the reason why we brought him," he said.
"I'd obviously spoken to Jeff in the summer with an idea of bringing him here then and then it worked out that we couldn't get him here. There was a possibility that Kieran Tierney was coming back so we left it late. But obviously when that was the case he definitely wasn't able to come back then Jeff was my first port of call really.
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"You can see he has fantastic attributes, his physicality in the game. I thought he was brilliant the other night having to get through the game like he did.
"He was absolutely superb in the game. He settled in really well. He's only been here a few weeks but he's settling into the rhythm of the team which takes a bit of time.
"Just getting the feel for a team that's having the ball a lot of the time and the movement patterns within that. But also defensively he was really strong against his former teammate. So yeah, I was so pleased for Jeff.
"He's a good guy. He's come here, fit in very easily and very well."
Despite being on loan at Celtic until the end of the season, Schlupp's current contract at Crystal Palace expires in the summer.
He will resultantly be a free agent, although Rodgers remained tight-lipped when asked whether he'd like to keep him at Parkhead long-term: "We'll speak throughout our time here and communicate, and we'll see what develops," said the Celtic manager.
It remains to be seen whether Schlupp will keep his place in the team as the Scottish Premiership champions travel to face Hibernian at Easter Road this weekend.
The 32-year-old has bedded into life in Glasgow's east end so far with ease and could yet make the move permanent in the summer.
