Barcelona are going all out with their attacking recruits this summer.

Despite the La Liga club having become something of a punchline in recent years due to their financial woes, Joan Laporta and co still seem to be functioning in the transfer window with remarkable levels of success.

And while the Blaugrana have been linked with defensive targets such as Jules Kounde, Marcos Alonso and Cesar Azpilicueta, it's the club's front line which has received the most attention over the last few weeks.

Barcelona's attacking spending

Barcelona completed the signing of Raphinha from Leeds United to the tune of £55 million and also secured the future of Ousmane Dembele, bringing an end to months of uncertainty by extending his stay until 2024.

However, the biggest acquisition of all has seen the Catalan giants secure a move for two-time The Best FIFA Men's Player winner Robert Lewandowski from Bayern Munich for £42.5 million.

While Barcelona still need to cross the Ts and dot the Is in order to make the transfer official, the long-running saga has been given Fabrizio Romano's coveted 'here we go' seal of approval and should be wrapped up imminently.

So, all this is to say that Xavi has plenty of options when it comes to his front line despite having lost Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Philippe Coutinho, Sergio Aguero and effectively Antoine Griezmann in the last few years alone.

Soccer Football - FC Barcelona President Joan Laporta unveils the new jersey - Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain - June 15, 2021 General view as FC Barcelona President Joan Laporta speaks at a presentation for the new FC Barcelona jersey REUTERS/Albert Gea

How Barcelona's attack could line up

As such, it means that there are multiple exciting ways that Xavi can posture his attacking force next season within the 4-3-3 and 4-2-3-1 formations that he's typically used at the club.

So much so, in fact, that we've decided to illustrate some of the approaches that Xavi could take by drawing up five configurations using players that call the Camp Nou home at the time of writing.

Throwing in the all-but-signed Lewandowski for good measure and we're satisfied that our smorgasbord of attacking options illustrate both Barca's depth and variety at the business end of their squad. Check them out down below:

1. First-choice 4-3-3

Bish, bash, bosh. Xavi's new-style 4-3-3 is ultimately his tipple of choice and there's nobody better than Lewandowski to lead the line, while Raphinha and Ansu Fati - when fit - make for the strongest wide options to supplement and assist his goals.

2. Second-choice 4-3-3

However, such is the eye-watering depth in Barca's forward positions that you could simply disregard that world-class trio and still build a frightening front three like the one that we've constructed below.

3. Third-choice 4-3-3

But even if you ban those three as well and imagine that Xavi is lining up for a cup game or stricken with a catastrophic injury outbreak, then there's still so much to love with Memphis Depay stepping up to the plate and Pedri marauding forward on the left.

Yes, it does mean that Martin Braithwaite has to get the nod, which we will concede doesn't make for the strongest option, but Barca would probably go out of business if they had another top-class forward on top of Lewandowski and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

4. 4-2-3-1

If Xavi wants to put his foot on the accelerator and adopt a 4-2-3-1 approach, however, then one of either Depay or Ferran Torres could operate as a second striker with Dembele getting the nod over Raphinha for his defensive output.

5. Two up front

Or if we really want to go wild, then we can imagine a world in which Xavi plays Aubameyang and Lewandowski together in what makes for more of a pipe dream, but nevertheless one that could be used late in games when Barca are trailing.

Remarkable attacking depth

Given the circumstances, Xavi really can't complain, that's for sure.

There were more than a few eyebrows raised when Barcelona decided to re-sign Dembele and snap up Raphinha in what made for a double swoop that lifts the club's attacking options up there with the very best in the world.

Give or take shoehorning Braithwaite into our third-string attacking line-up, the fact that Xavi can call upon so many completely unique tiers of front three options goes to show the damage that Barca can cause this season.

It might be all chaos in the boardroom and bank accounts, but Xavi and the squad can only focus on the games themselves and getting big results, which looks like it could become a whole lot easier with all these options.

Soccer Football - Europa League - Play Off Second Leg - Napoli v FC Barcelona - Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Naples, Italy - February 24, 2022 FC Barcelona coach Xavi reacts REUTERS/Ciro De Luca

Exciting times. Unless you're a La Liga defender, of course.