Gundogan departure for Barcelona did not bother Guardiola with the condition of Manchester City's midfield for next season, he still has several other quality midfielders to rely on, especially since Manchester City have just brought in Kovacic from Chelsea. Players in a team always come and go, Guardiola, who has a lot of experience, is not too burdened by this condition.
And in my opinion, Mateo Kovacic is very appropriate to replace Ilkay Gundogan as a Manchester City midfielder because Mateo Kovacic is very experienced having strengthened big clubs such as Inter Milan, Real Madrid and Chelsea. He is a great player and the right choice in European football, Kovacic has won four Champions League trophies, three with Real Madrid and one with Chelsea. I also feel that Manchester City's squad this season is fresher and scarier.
Manchester City, which has just won the treble winner, cannot be separated from Guardiola ingenuity in selecting players to fill out the Manchester City squad. Kevin De Bruyne has improved rapidly under Guardiola, he has been polished to become a star player who has always been a part of Manchester City main squad. Guardiola can put players in an ideal position that makes him comfortable while playing, there are so many stars that Guardiola successfully orbited during his time as a coach. He can always find suitable substitutes to fill the positions left by players who go to other clubs, besides that regeneration needs to be done to rejuvenate the squad he leads.
There is no doubt about Pep Goardiola's ingenuity in building a strong and compact squad. This proves that the players Pep bought very rarely don't become good players in the game even for one season. even a good player Pep is able to sell if the player doesn't follow Pep's strategy. Pep only buys cheap players, but if coached by Pep, they will definitely develop and will perform well. This is the same later as Kovacic, he plays in the Chelsea squad without getting the main game and only replaces injured players and in half time. I'm sure Kovacic will succeed with Pep because he knows how to polish players to improve the game of players in the Man City squad.