Neymar and Coutinho are away on international duty together with Brazil

Philippe Coutinho is in a “moment of anguish, disappointment and sadness” according to Neymar, the forward’s Brazilian team-mate, as his hopes of a transfer to Barcelona looked set to be dashed.

Neymar, the world’s most expensive player following his £198 million move from the Nou Camp to Paris Saint-Germain, opened up on Coutinho’s state of mind after the Liverpool player scored in Brazil’s 2-0 World Cup qualifying victory over Ecuador.

The Spanish transfer window closes tonight with Liverpool’s insistence that Coutinho would not be allowed to leave so far deterring Barcelona from making a fourth bid for the 25-year-old. Previous bids of £72 million, £90.3 million and £118 million have all been rebuffed.

Coutinho has missed all of Liverpool’s matches so far this season due