Liverpool star Philippe Coutinho is suffering from a 'great sadness' after a potential move from Anfield to Barcelona was nipped in the bud. At least, according to close friend and international colleague Neymar.
The Catalan giants could still sign the Brazilian on Friday as the Spanish transfer window remains open for an extra 24 hours, but with Liverpool not signing a replacement - most likely Thomas Lemar - the chance of it happening is slim at best.
It seems Coutinho is fully aware of that, and Neymar broached the subject on Thursday after Brazil's World Cup qualifying win over Ecuador, a game in which the Liverpool man scored.
"I'm very happy because he has scored a goal," Neymar is quoted as saying by Mundo Deportivo.
"At this moment he lives with a very great sadness, but he helped us in the victory."
Coutinho
started the game in Porto Alegre on the bench along with Liverpool
team-mate Roberto Firmino, but entered the fray later on and added a
crucial second goal for Brazil in the 76th minute after Barcelona's
Paulinho had broken the deadlock only moments earlier.
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