.Tom Hamilton, Elder WriterSep 3, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClose u2022 Participated in ESPN in 2011 u2022 Covered pair of Olympics, a pair of Rugby Planet Cups and two British & Irish Lions excursions u2022 Earlier rugby editor, as well as ended up being senior author in 2018Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman has actually claimed Steven Bergwijn prioritised financial dream over his own showing off aspirations after completing a EUR25 thousand ($ 27.6 m) move to Saudi Pro Game edge Al Ittihad, including he will not consider the ahead for global obligation for the direct future.Bergwijn's relocation from Ajax to Al Ittihad was actually announced on Monday, and also it has actually agitated Koeman who claimed the transactions is various to the case of Georginio Wijnaldum when he left PSG for Al Ettifaq in September 2023. Publisher's Picks2 Related" Georginio Wijnaldum as soon as went by doing this given that he had a complication at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman said. "He might simply visit that nation to participate in football up until January. In Bergwijn's case is that he addresses the age of 26, showing off ambition carries out certainly not dominate. Not everyone believes, fortunately, similarly. I believe when you are 26 the main ambition must be sporting and not monetary, but those are actually options gamers make." Bergwijn will definitely participate in 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 said Bergwijn was actually certainly not bound to take up the Saudi promotion." He could have remained at Ajax, couldn't he? And I assume they pay out OK at Ajax too. But certainly, it's his option," he said.Steven Bergwijn has 35 hats for Netherlands due to the fact that producing his international debut in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I haven't resided in that condition myself. I can head to Barcelona. I think if Bergwijn could possibly possess gone to Barcelona, he definitely would not have actually mosted likely to Saudi Arabia either." The relocation hopes to have harmed Bergwijn's opportunities of contributing to his 35 limits for the Netherlands." Guide is actually generally shut for him, though," Koeman said of Bergwijn's worldwide odds. "He has not contacted me about this. I assume he understands exactly how I think of this." On the other hand, leader Virgil vehicle Dijk has devoted his future to the Netherlands until the 2026 Planet Cup a minimum of, Koeman confirmed on Tuesday.Koeman claimed he flew to Liverpool to have in person talks along with Vehicle Dijk." I thought it was therefore necessary to go to him to see and also feel with him: are you heading to offer it your all for an additional two years at the highest level and do you still observe a future on your own? And also he carries out. As well as I perform the same along with him. All doubt is actually gone, he just happens," Koeman pointed out." He confessed he did not get to the degree you would get out of him as a player at the International Championship. As captain, I presume he carried out a fantastic job. However possibly consequently, he put a lot of electricity right into others instead of in to themself.".