Mateo Kovacic Injury: Still far from return

Kovacic is currently rehabilitating from an Achilles injury and remains far from making his return, coach Pep Guardiola said in a press conference. "Kova injured until September or October - hopefully earlier."

Kovacic underwent surgery on his Achilles in early June and is still in the rehabilitation process for that injury. The midfielder is expected to miss at least one more month before making his return to the pitch. That said, he was mainly a bench option last season, and with the arrival of Tijjani Reijnders over the summer, his absence will not impact the starting squad.