COMPARED: Xavi's 9 attacking options when he arrived to just 5 now

Xavi had nine attacking players on his team when he had just arrived at Barcelona.

They were Ousmane Dembele, Ferran Torres, Memphis Depay, Ansu Fati, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Adama Traore, Abde, Martin Braithwaite and Yusuf Demir.

Now the Barca boss is left with Robert Lewandowski, Joao Felix, Raphinha, Ferran Torres and Lamine Yamal who has only recently broken into the first team.

Xavi was said to be unhappy about the departures of Dembele and Abde. He would probably like to have better squad depth upfront. However, he will also have Vitor Roque at his disposal starting from January.

Besides, Xavi often plays with four midfielders and just two forwards which wasn't the case when he took over.