.Tom Hamilton, Elder WriterSep 3, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClose u2022 Signed up with ESPN in 2011 u2022 Dealt with 2 Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and also 2 British & Irish Lions trips u2022 Recently rugby publisher, and became elderly author in 2018Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman has actually claimed Steven Bergwijn prioritised economic dream over his personal sporting ambitions after finishing a EUR25 million ($ 27.6 m) relocate to Saudi Pro League side Al Ittihad, adding he will definitely not consider the onward for international responsibility for the direct future.Bergwijn's step coming from Ajax to Al Ittihad was introduced on Monday, as well as it has angered Koeman that said the transfer is actually different to the scenario of Georginio Wijnaldum when he left behind PSG for Al Ettifaq in September 2023. Publisher's Picks2 Related" Georginio Wijnaldum the moment went this way because he had a concern at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman said. "He can only go to that country to participate in football until January. In Bergwijn's instance is actually that he goes at the grow older of 26, showing off passion performs certainly not prevail. Certainly not everyone thinks, thankfully, the same way. I think when you are 26 the primary ambition should be sporting as well as certainly not monetary, however those are choices players create." Bergwijn is going to play under Laurent Blanc in Saudi Arabia in a group that consists of N'Golo Kantu00e9, Karim Benzema, Fabinho, Houssem Aouar, Predrag Rajkovic and also Moussa Diaby.Koeman pointed out Bergwijn was actually not bound to use up the Saudi provide." He could possess stayed at Ajax, couldn't he? As well as I assume they spend OK at Ajax as well. However indeed, it's his option," he said.Steven Bergwijn has 35 limits for Netherlands because producing his global launching in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I have not remained in that situation myself. I could head to Barcelona. I think if Bergwijn could possibly have mosted likely to Barcelona, he would not have gone to Saudi Arabia either." The technique aims to have actually hurt Bergwijn's chances of adding to his 35 caps for the Netherlands." Guide is actually essentially shut for him, though," Koeman stated of Bergwijn's global odds. "He has not called me regarding this. I assume he understands just how I think of this." On the other hand, captain Virgil van Dijk has actually committed his future to the Netherlands until the 2026 World Cup at least, Koeman affirmed on Tuesday.Koeman stated he flew to Liverpool to possess in person talks with Vehicle Dijk." I thought it was thus necessary to head to him to view as well as pity him: are you visiting offer it your all for an additional 2 years at the highest level as well as do you still see a future on your own? As well as he carries out. As well as I perform the exact same along with him. All question is gone, he just goes on," Koeman stated." He accepted he performed certainly not get to the amount you would certainly expect from him as a player at the European Champion. As captain, I assume he performed a fantastic work. Yet possibly because of this, he placed too much power in to others as opposed to in to himself.".