.Tom Hamilton, Elder WriterSep 3, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClose u2022 Signed up with ESPN in 2011 u2022 Dealt with two Olympics, a set of Rugby World Cups and also two British & Irish Lions trips u2022 Previously rugby editor, and also ended up being elderly article writer in 2018Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman has mentioned Steven Bergwijn prioritised monetary objective over his very own featuring aspirations after completing a EUR25 million ($ 27.6 m) transfer to Saudi Pro League edge Al Ittihad, including he is going to not consider the onward for global task for the direct future.Bergwijn's step coming from Ajax to Al Ittihad was introduced on Monday, as well as it has actually agitated Koeman who pointed out the transfer is actually different 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 in this way considering that he possessed a complication at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman stated. "He can only visit that nation to participate in football up until January. In Bergwijn's situation is actually that he goes at the age of 26, featuring ambition carries out not dominate. Certainly not everybody assumes, thankfully, similarly. I presume when you are actually 26 the main passion must be actually sporting and also not economic, however those are actually selections players create." Bergwijn will definitely play under Laurent Blanc in Saudi Arabia in a staff that consists of N'Golo Kantu00e9, Karim Benzema, Fabinho, Houssem Aouar, Predrag Rajkovic and Moussa Diaby.Koeman claimed Bergwijn was actually certainly not bound to take up the Saudi promotion." He could have remained at Ajax, could not he? As well as I presume they spend OK at Ajax too. However of course, it's his selection," he said.Steven Bergwijn has 35 limits for Netherlands due to the fact that producing his international debut in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I haven't been in that circumstance on my own. I could possibly most likely to Barcelona. I believe if Bergwijn could have visited Barcelona, he definitely would not have actually headed to Saudi Arabia either." The technique hopes to have hurt Bergwijn's opportunities of including in his 35 caps for the Netherlands." The book is generally closed for him, though," Koeman said of Bergwijn's worldwide opportunities. "He has not called me regarding this. I assume he recognizes how I think about this." Meanwhile, captain Virgil truck Dijk has devoted his future to the Netherlands until the 2026 World Cup at the very least, Koeman affirmed on Tuesday.Koeman said he soared to Liverpool to possess direct talks with Vehicle Dijk." I presumed it was actually thus necessary to visit him to observe as well as pity him: are you heading to provide it your all for an additional 2 years at the highest degree and do you still observe a future for yourself? As well as he carries out. And also I do the same along with him. All question is actually gone, he just goes on," Koeman said." He accepted he performed certainly not reach the amount you would certainly anticipate from him as a gamer at the International Champion. As captain, I think he performed an excellent task. But possibly consequently, he placed way too much power into others rather than in to themself.".