.Tom Hamilton, Elder WriterSep 3, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClose u2022 Participated in ESPN in 2011 u2022 Covered 2 Olympics, a pair of Rugby Planet Cups and 2 British & Irish Lions scenic tours u2022 Formerly rugby publisher, and also ended up being senior article writer in 2018Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman has stated Steven Bergwijn prioritised financial ambition over his very own sporting desires after finishing a EUR25 million ($ 27.6 m) relocate to Saudi Pro League side Al Ittihad, incorporating he will rule out the onward for worldwide obligation for the near future.Bergwijn's technique coming from Ajax to Al Ittihad was announced on Monday, and it has actually angered Koeman that stated the transfer is actually various to the situation of Georginio Wijnaldum when he left behind PSG for Al Ettifaq in September 2023. Publisher's Picks2 Related" Georginio Wijnaldum as soon as went that way considering that he had an issue at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman claimed. "He might only go to that country to play soccer up until January. In Bergwijn's instance is actually that he goes at the age of 26, showing off passion performs not prevail. Not every person thinks, fortunately, similarly. I believe when you are 26 the main passion must be actually featuring and not economic, but those are selections players make." Bergwijn is going to participate in under Laurent Blanc in Saudi Arabia in a staff that features N'Golo Kantu00e9, Karim Benzema, Fabinho, Houssem Aouar, Predrag Rajkovic as well as Moussa Diaby.Koeman mentioned Bergwijn was not bound to take up the Saudi deal." He could possess stayed at Ajax, could not he? And also I assume they pay for OK at Ajax also. But certainly, it's his option," he said.Steven Bergwijn possesses 35 caps for Netherlands considering that making his worldwide debut in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I haven't been in that condition myself. I could possibly most likely to Barcelona. I assume if Bergwijn might have gone to Barcelona, he wouldn't have headed to Saudi Arabia either." The technique aims to have harmed Bergwijn's odds of including in his 35 hats for the Netherlands." The book is primarily closed for him, however," Koeman stated of Bergwijn's global possibilities. "He has actually not called me about this. I assume he knows just how I deal with this." On the other hand, leader Virgil van Dijk has committed his future to the Netherlands until the 2026 Globe Cup at least, Koeman confirmed on Tuesday.Koeman mentioned he soared to Liverpool to possess face-to-face talks along with Truck Dijk." I believed it was actually thus necessary to head to him to view and also feel with him: are you going to offer it your all for another 2 years at the highest level as well as do you still view a future on your own? As well as he carries out. As well as I perform the very same along with him. All uncertainty is gone, he simply takes place," Koeman stated." He admitted he carried out not reach the degree you would anticipate from him as a gamer at the European Champion. As leader, I assume he performed an excellent project. Yet maybe consequently, he placed excessive power right into others as opposed to into himself.".