He said that there is no player to fill the gap that Gavi is leaving behind for some time because he wants to express his appreciation for Gavi to provide him with some mental support and that's how it should be.
But nevertheless I am sure that Barcelona is now working with high pressure on a solution to improve the team this winter. They are throughly checking their possibilities and it will mostly be limited by their bad financial situation, but so far they have always been able to come up with a solution. Whether it is enough to have a competitive squad for the decisive part of the season or not is unclear.