Hugo Ekitike makes his case if Kylian Mbappe goes! 6 things we learned as PSG edge Le Havre in first pre-season friendly

The South Korean wasn't a very PSG signing. A young, exciting playmaker from a mid-table La Liga side, with no obvious marketing appeal or social media credibility, Lee didn't seem to fit the kind of megastar profile the Parisians have chased in recent years.

But it might just have been a shrewd piece of business. The former Mallorca man buzzed around the final third during his 45 minutes on the pitch, running at defenders and creating neat angles to connect with his teammates. Lee is nominally an attacking-midfielder, a player more likened to David Silva than Lionel Messi — the player he might expect to replace.

Still, he looked comfortable on the right and could offer a dangerous threat, a valuable direct presence to round out an interesting attack.

A criticism often leveled at Luis Enrique's Spain side was their clear lack of a goalscoring presence. At times, the manager played with six midfielders, forcing the likes of Dani Olmo or even Gavi into a central role. And he had something of the same issue here, deploying Asensio as his No.9 — with nothing to show for it.

Ekitike was the answer in the second half, bagging the goal. Still, it's hard to see the 20-year-old starting up front for the Parisians this season. And with Mbappe flirting with a Madrid move, a venture into the market seems likely. The Parisians have already been linked with a few targets, with Dusan Vlahovic, Randal Kolo Muani and Victor Osimhen among those named.

And on the evidence of today, Luis Enrique will need one of them - or a surprise fourth target - to bolster his squad. There is, of course, plenty of time this pre-season for Asensio to grow into a more central role. Neymar could also assume responsibility. Or Ekitike could continue to impress. But if this was a chance to ease fears of a lack of striking options, it wasn't exactly convincing.

There were calls in some corners for Zaire-Emery to be among the first XI more towards the end of previous manager Christophe Galtier's reign. And Galtier obliged, but stuck the promising centre-midfielder at right-wing-back, a position he never quite seemed to grasp.

But here, under a new manager, he was entrusted with the central role that had seen him promoted to the first team at just 16. And the results were promising. Zaire-Emery was arguably the Parisians' best midfielder in the first half, outshining the more experienced Fabian Ruiz, and looking far more settled than the often erratic Manuel Ugarte.

There are reasons for caution, though. Zaire-Emery is still a teenager and Le Havre will likely be favourites to go down next year. It is, indeed, rather easy to look good against weaker opposition. Still, the young Frenchman showed enough to suggest there could yet be a regular spot for him next year.

Ugarte was another newcomer that seemed very out of character for the Parisians. A well-rounded centre midfielder, a player who does a lot of things reasonably well, but doesn't particularly excel in one area.

And on Friday, that wasn't necessarily a good thing. In fact, Ugarte tried to do a bit of everything - with very few positive takeaways. At first, his passing was too conservative, a steady stream of sideways balls. Then, it was far too ambitious, as a few were either intercepted or pinged into touch. He flew into tackles, should have been booked at least twice, and was often unsure in his positioning.

In short, this was every bit a young player enduring a bit of an erratic debut. This is perhaps of little surprise. Ugarte is yet to turn 23, and the price tag, around €60 million (£51.6m/$64m), doesn't necessarily help with the pressure. Either way, he isn't quite ready to settle into Luis Enrique's system.

It was admittedly odd to see Mbappe get a runout here. Luis Enrique has dodged transfer talk surrounding his star man, but he still seems near-certain to be playing at the Santiago Bernabeu next season - barring a sensational turnaround in contract negotiations.

His performance was all a bit predictable. Mbappe operated in moments, bursts of pace and flashes of skill. Eventually, he got his reward, finishing a well-worked move to give PSG a comfortable 2-0 lead in the 90th minute. It's the kind of goal he's scored countless times before, but there's a prevailing sense that he might not be bagging too many more of them in Paris.

Until then, Luis Enrique has a conundrum on his hands. He can hang onto Mbappe, and continue to use the player who could still be his starting left-winger and vice-captain next season. Or, he can bench a player who clearly has one eye on the door.

Neymar was always going be in a race against time to be back for pre-season. He underwent ankle surgery in March, and was estimated to be out for up to four months. And although he has been back among the squad, Neymar wasn't ready for any minutes here.

Marco Verratti was also among those excluded, and spent most of the match dribbling around in front of the technical area. The Italian figured to be a part of PSG's squad on a weekly basis next year - although Liverpool and Atletico Madrid links have since thrown that into jeopardy. His benching won't have helped quash those rumours.

Still, this was a chance for Luis Enrique to see his whole squad. The Spaniard used 22 players on Friday, and with every game should be one step closer to figuring out who among PSG's bloated ranks deserves to stick around.