It seems a curious thing to say about someone with a Liverpool record of almost a goal every other game and a happy knack of notching important strikes.
But there has been a danger of Diogo Jota becoming something of a forgotten man for the Reds this summer.
Out of sight, out of mind. Having, along with the majority of Liverpool's international players, joined up with the squad for the Far East tour last month, Jota was soon on the sidelines having aggravated a hamstring injury suffered a few weeks earlier while playing for Portugal.