It took 55 minutes for Kai Havertz to get away a shot on goal in last night's gritty 1-0 win away to Freiburg.
Suffice to say one of Europe's most wanted young players, tracked by Chelsea among many others, found the net to strengthen his team's grip on a top-four finish in the Bundesliga.
It was a remarkable finish, finding the far corner from the tightest of angles and between the legs of Alexander Schwolow with an outstretched left leg.
Within seven minutes Havertz had limped off injured following a rough tackle on the halfway line but his point had been made and it is hard to escape the feeling that with each match-defining performance that already eye-watering price tag is climbing up and up in an era where even the biggest clubs may need to be prudent.
Still, Chelsea fans can dream and there is little doubt that should a move happen he would be a raging success in West London.
The unforeseen 4-1 midweek defeat to Wolfsburg was the first game in 10 across the Bundesliga and Europa League in which Havertz had not scored or provided an assist.
During that run he had found the net nine times and created an additional five.
He certainly made amends last night to make it five goals in four games since the Bundesliga's resumption - following on from braces against Wolfsburg and Borussia Monchengladbach.
His versatility is considered one of his biggest assets and so far this season he has operated as a striker, false nine, right winger, No10 and central midfield.
In seven appearances as a centre forward, including last night, he has averaged a goal per game.
Against Wolfsburg he was short of good supply and the game passed him by but away to Freiburg, a team clinging on to hope of a Europa League spot, he often dropped deep to get involved as, again, clear openings seemed few and far between.
He was finding things difficult against a team best described as Stoke City at their best but kept trying even if a lot of his efforts did not come off.
Notably, no other player in the Bundesliga has been dispossessed more but that is offset by the feeling that Havertz remains on a steep developmental curve, his ceiling undefined.
While there are also concerns over his defensive contribution, mostly a lack of urgency in tracking back, he has already banked a level of experience that young players around Europe must be envious of.
It may look strange to see a player who does not turn 21 for another month wearing the captain's armband for a Champions League-level club but he has more than a century of league appearances under his belt since making his debut at 17, missing one game in that breakthrough 2016-17 campaign because of a school exam.
Last night he became the first player in the German top-flight to reach 35 goals before turning 21.
From close observations over the past fortnight, he has also impressed more than Jadon Sancho or Timo Werner, the other two players in Germany linked with a move to Stamford Bridge.
Should he be the one the Blues go after? The evidence is growing.
