.Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterSep 3, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClose u2022 Signed up with ESPN in 2011 u2022 Covered two Olympics, a set of Rugby Planet Cups and also two British & Irish Lions excursions u2022 Previously rugby editor, as well as became elderly author in 2018Netherlands supervisor Ronald Koeman has actually claimed Steven Bergwijn prioritised financial aspiration over his own showing off aspirations after finishing a EUR25 million ($ 27.6 m) transfer to Saudi Pro Game edge Al Ittihad, adding he will not consider the ahead for worldwide responsibility for the foreseeable future.Bergwijn's action from Ajax to Al Ittihad was announced on Monday, and also it has outraged Koeman that mentioned the move is actually various to the case of Georginio Wijnaldum when he left PSG for Al Ettifaq in September 2023. Publisher's Picks2 Related" Georginio Wijnaldum once went this way considering that he had an issue at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman stated. "He could merely visit that nation to participate in volleyball till January. In Bergwijn's case is actually that he goes at the grow older of 26, showing off aspiration performs not prevail. Not every person assumes, thankfully, similarly. I presume when you are 26 the main aspiration ought to be featuring and also certainly not monetary, yet those are actually options players create." Bergwijn is going to play under Laurent Blanc in Saudi Arabia in a team that includes N'Golo Kantu00e9, Karim Benzema, Fabinho, Houssem Aouar, Predrag Rajkovic as well as Moussa Diaby.Koeman stated Bergwijn was actually not bound to take up the Saudi promotion." He could possess stayed at Ajax, could not he? And also I believe they pay out OK at Ajax as well. However certainly, it's his option," he said.Steven Bergwijn has 35 limits for Netherlands due to the fact that creating his worldwide debut in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I have not resided in that scenario myself. I might head to Barcelona. I presume if Bergwijn could possibly possess visited Barcelona, he wouldn't have actually gone to Saudi Arabia either." The technique tries to have hurt Bergwijn's opportunities of adding to his 35 caps for the Netherlands." Guide is primarily closed for him, however," Koeman pointed out of Bergwijn's global possibilities. "He has not called me about this. I assume he recognizes just how I think about this." At the same time, captain Virgil vehicle Dijk has committed his future to the Netherlands up until the 2026 World Cup at the very least, Koeman validated on Tuesday.Koeman said he soared to Liverpool to have direct talks with Vehicle Dijk." I thought it was actually thus important to visit him to view and feel with him: are you visiting provide it your all for one more two years at the highest level and also perform you still find a future on your own? And he performs. As well as I perform the exact same along with him. All question is actually gone, he just goes on," Koeman said." He confessed he carried out certainly not get to the degree you would certainly get out of him as a player at the International Championship. As captain, I think he carried out a fantastic work. However probably because of this, he placed way too much energy into others as opposed to in to themself.".