.Tom Hamilton, Elderly Person WriterSep 3, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClose u2022 Joined ESPN in 2011 u2022 Dealt with 2 Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and 2 British & Irish Lions excursions u2022 Earlier rugby publisher, and also became elderly writer in 2018Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman has actually said Steven Bergwijn prioritised monetary aspiration over his personal showing off goals after completing a EUR25 thousand ($ 27.6 m) transfer to Saudi Pro Game side Al Ittihad, incorporating he is going to rule out the forward for worldwide role for the near future.Bergwijn's action from Ajax to Al Ittihad was actually introduced on Monday, and it has agitated Koeman who claimed the move is actually various to the case of Georginio Wijnaldum when he left PSG for Al Ettifaq in September 2023. Editor's Picks2 Related" Georginio Wijnaldum as soon as went this way given that he had a trouble at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman stated. "He could just most likely to that nation to participate in volleyball up until January. In Bergwijn's instance is actually that he addresses the age of 26, featuring ambition performs certainly not dominate. Not everyone presumes, luckily, similarly. I assume when you are actually 26 the principal aspiration must be actually showing off and also not economic, yet those are selections players create." Bergwijn will participate in under Laurent Blanc in Saudi Arabia in a crew that includes N'Golo Kantu00e9, Karim Benzema, Fabinho, Houssem Aouar, Predrag Rajkovic as well as Moussa Diaby.Koeman claimed Bergwijn was actually not duty-bound to use up the Saudi promotion." He could have stayed at Ajax, could not he? And I believe they pay OK at Ajax as well. But indeed, it's his choice," he said.Steven Bergwijn has 35 caps for Netherlands due to the fact that producing his global debut in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I haven't remained in that condition on my own. I could head to Barcelona. I presume if Bergwijn could have gone to Barcelona, he would not have actually gone to Saudi Arabia either." The technique seeks to have harmed Bergwijn's odds of including in his 35 limits for the Netherlands." Guide is actually basically shut for him, though," Koeman stated of Bergwijn's worldwide chances. "He has actually not called me about this. I believe he recognizes how I think of this." Meanwhile, leader Virgil van Dijk has dedicated his future to the Netherlands until the 2026 Globe Cup a minimum of, Koeman verified on Tuesday.Koeman mentioned he flew to Liverpool to possess in person talks with Vehicle Dijk." I assumed it was actually so important to head to him to see and feel with him: are you mosting likely to provide it your all for yet another 2 years at the highest level and do you still find a future for yourself? As well as he does. As well as I do the exact same with him. All question is actually gone, he only happens," Koeman claimed." He confessed he carried out not get to the amount you would certainly expect from him as a player at the International Champion. As captain, I assume he performed a terrific work. However perhaps because of this, he placed too much electricity right into others instead of right into himself.".