.Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterSep 3, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClose u2022 Signed up with ESPN in 2011 u2022 Covered pair of Olympics, a pair of Rugby Globe Cups and also two British & Irish Lions scenic tours u2022 Recently rugby editor, and also became elderly article writer in 2018Netherlands supervisor Ronald Koeman has actually stated Steven Bergwijn prioritised economic objective over his very own featuring desires after completing a EUR25 thousand ($ 27.6 m) move to Saudi Pro League edge Al Ittihad, including he is going to rule out the ahead for global obligation for the foreseeable future.Bergwijn's move coming from Ajax to Al Ittihad was revealed on Monday, as well as it has agitated Koeman who pointed out the transactions is different to the case of Georginio Wijnaldum when he left behind PSG for Al Ettifaq in September 2023. Editor's Picks2 Related" Georginio Wijnaldum when went by doing this due to the fact that he had an issue at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman stated. "He could merely go to that nation to play football until January. In Bergwijn's scenario is that he goes at the grow older of 26, sporting aspiration performs certainly not prevail. Certainly not everyone believes, luckily, the same way. I assume when you are 26 the primary aspiration must be sporting and certainly not monetary, however those are options players make." Bergwijn will play under Laurent Blanc in Saudi Arabia in a team that features N'Golo Kantu00e9, Karim Benzema, Fabinho, Houssem Aouar, Predrag Rajkovic and Moussa Diaby.Koeman stated Bergwijn was certainly not duty-bound to take up the Saudi deal." He could have stayed at Ajax, could not he? And also I think they pay for OK at Ajax as well. Yet indeed, it's his choice," he said.Steven Bergwijn has 35 limits for Netherlands because creating his global debut in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I haven't remained in that situation on my own. I could possibly head to Barcelona. I believe if Bergwijn could possibly have headed to Barcelona, he wouldn't have visited Saudi Arabia either." The relocation looks to have hurt Bergwijn's odds of including in his 35 limits for the Netherlands." The book is actually essentially shut for him, though," Koeman claimed of Bergwijn's global odds. "He has not contacted me about this. I think he recognizes exactly how I think about this." In the meantime, captain Virgil truck Dijk has dedicated his future to the Netherlands up until the 2026 Globe Mug at the very least, Koeman confirmed on Tuesday.Koeman mentioned he soared to Liverpool to possess face-to-face talks along with Van Dijk." I believed it was actually therefore important to go to him to see and feel with him: are you heading to give it your all for another 2 years at the highest level and also perform you still observe a future for yourself? And also he carries out. And also I do the exact same with him. All question is gone, he just takes place," Koeman pointed out." He confessed he performed certainly not reach the level you will anticipate from him as a gamer at the International Championship. As leader, I believe he carried out a great project. Yet perhaps consequently, he put way too much energy in to others rather than in to themself.".