.Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterSep 3, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClose u2022 Signed up with ESPN in 2011 u2022 Covered 2 Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions excursions u2022 Recently rugby publisher, and also ended up being elderly author in 2018Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman has actually stated Steven Bergwijn prioritised monetary ambition over his very own showing off goals after finishing a EUR25 million ($ 27.6 m) transfer to Saudi Pro League side Al Ittihad, adding he will not consider the forward for international obligation for the foreseeable future.Bergwijn's action coming from Ajax to Al Ittihad was announced on Monday, as well as it has outraged Koeman that stated the move is various to the instance of Georginio Wijnaldum when he left PSG for Al Ettifaq in September 2023. Publisher's Picks2 Related" Georginio Wijnaldum when went that way due to the fact that he had a concern at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman claimed. "He can simply go to that nation to participate in volleyball till January. In Bergwijn's situation is that he goes at the grow older of 26, showing off aspiration performs not prevail. Certainly not every person believes, luckily, the same way. I assume when you are 26 the principal aspiration ought to be actually featuring as well as certainly not financial, however those are options gamers create." Bergwijn will play under Laurent Blanc in Saudi Arabia in a group that includes N'Golo Kantu00e9, Karim Benzema, Fabinho, Houssem Aouar, Predrag Rajkovic as well as Moussa Diaby.Koeman stated Bergwijn was actually not duty-bound to take up the Saudi provide." He could have stayed at Ajax, could not he? And also I assume they pay for OK at Ajax also. Yet of course, it's his choice," he said.Steven Bergwijn possesses 35 limits for Netherlands because producing his worldwide debut in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I haven't remained in that condition on my own. I could possibly visit Barcelona. I think if Bergwijn can have headed to Barcelona, he definitely would not have headed to Saudi Arabia either." The action tries to have hurt Bergwijn's chances of adding to his 35 hats for the Netherlands." The book is actually generally shut for him, though," Koeman stated of Bergwijn's worldwide possibilities. "He has actually not called me about this. I believe he understands exactly how I think of this." Meanwhile, leader Virgil vehicle Dijk has devoted his future to the Netherlands until the 2026 World Cup a minimum of, Koeman validated on Tuesday.Koeman claimed he soared to Liverpool to have face-to-face talks with Vehicle Dijk." I believed it was actually thus crucial to head to him to find and feel with him: are you heading to provide it your all for one more pair of years at the highest degree and do you still see a future on your own? And also he does. And I do the very same with him. All doubt is gone, he only happens," Koeman stated." He confessed he performed not get to the amount you will anticipate from him as a player at the International Champion. As leader, I presume he performed a fantastic job. Yet perhaps therefore, he put too much energy into others instead of in to themself.".