.Tom Hamilton, Elderly Person WriterSep 3, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClose u2022 Signed up with ESPN in 2011 u2022 Dealt with 2 Olympics, a pair of Rugby Globe Cups and also pair of British & Irish Lions tours u2022 Earlier rugby editor, and also came to be senior writer in 2018Netherlands supervisor Ronald Koeman has actually pointed out Steven Bergwijn prioritised financial dream over his own showing off desires after finishing a EUR25 thousand ($ 27.6 m) move to Saudi Pro Organization side Al Ittihad, adding he will certainly not consider the forward for international responsibility for the direct future.Bergwijn's action coming from Ajax to Al Ittihad was announced on Monday, and also it has angered Koeman who claimed the transfer is actually different to the case of Georginio Wijnaldum when he left PSG for Al Ettifaq in September 2023. Publisher's Picks2 Related" Georginio Wijnaldum as soon as went that way given that he possessed an issue at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman pointed out. "He could only most likely to that nation to participate in soccer until January. In Bergwijn's situation is that he goes at the age of 26, showing off aspiration does not prevail. Not everyone thinks, luckily, the same way. I think when you are 26 the major aspiration ought to be actually sporting as well as certainly not financial, but those are actually options players create." Bergwijn will definitely participate in under Laurent Blanc in Saudi Arabia in a crew that includes N'Golo Kantu00e9, Karim Benzema, Fabinho, Houssem Aouar, Predrag Rajkovic and also Moussa Diaby.Koeman stated Bergwijn was actually certainly not duty-bound to use up the Saudi offer." He could possess remained at Ajax, could not he? And I assume they pay OK at Ajax as well. However certainly, it's his selection," he said.Steven Bergwijn has 35 limits for Netherlands since producing his worldwide launching in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I have not resided in that condition myself. I could possibly most likely to Barcelona. I assume if Bergwijn can have headed to Barcelona, he would not have actually visited Saudi Arabia either." The move looks to have injured Bergwijn's odds of contributing to his 35 caps for the Netherlands." Guide is basically finalized for him, however," Koeman claimed of Bergwijn's international possibilities. "He has actually certainly not contacted me about this. I presume he understands how I deal with this." In the meantime, leader Virgil vehicle Dijk has committed his future to the Netherlands till the 2026 Planet Cup at least, Koeman validated on Tuesday.Koeman claimed he soared to Liverpool to have direct talks along with Vehicle Dijk." I thought it was thus important to go to him to see as well as feel with him: are you going to offer it your all for an additional two years at the highest level and do you still find a future on your own? And also he carries out. And also I carry out the very same along with him. All question is gone, he merely goes on," Koeman pointed out." He acknowledged he performed certainly not connect with the degree you would get out of him as a player at the European Champion. As captain, I assume he did a terrific project. Yet perhaps consequently, he placed a lot of energy into others instead of into themself.".