.Tom Hamilton, Senior Citizen WriterSep 3, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClose u2022 Joined ESPN in 2011 u2022 Dealt with pair of Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups as well as two British & Irish Lions trips u2022 Formerly rugby publisher, and also ended up being senior writer in 2018Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman has said Steven Bergwijn prioritised monetary objective over his own featuring goals after completing a EUR25 thousand ($ 27.6 m) move to Saudi Pro Game edge Al Ittihad, including he will rule out the forward for worldwide task for the near future.Bergwijn's action from Ajax to Al Ittihad was actually revealed on Monday, and it has actually angered Koeman who said the move is different to the situation of Georginio Wijnaldum when he left PSG for Al Ettifaq in September 2023. Publisher's Picks2 Related" Georginio Wijnaldum the moment went this way due to the fact that he possessed a concern at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman said. "He might only head to that nation to play football up until January. In Bergwijn's scenario is that he goes at the grow older of 26, showing off aspiration performs certainly not prevail. Certainly not everyone presumes, luckily, the same way. I think when you are 26 the main passion ought to be actually showing off and also certainly not monetary, but those are selections gamers create." Bergwijn will definitely play under Laurent Blanc in Saudi Arabia in a crew that includes N'Golo Kantu00e9, Karim Benzema, Fabinho, Houssem Aouar, Predrag Rajkovic as well as Moussa Diaby.Koeman said Bergwijn was not duty-bound to take up the Saudi promotion." He could have remained at Ajax, could not he? As well as I presume they pay for OK at Ajax also. However yes, it's his selection," he said.Steven Bergwijn possesses 35 hats for Netherlands considering that creating his worldwide launching in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I haven't remained in that circumstance on my own. I might go to Barcelona. I presume if Bergwijn could have gone to Barcelona, he would not have actually gone to Saudi Arabia either." The relocation tries to have actually harmed Bergwijn's possibilities of including in his 35 limits for the Netherlands." The book is essentially closed for him, though," Koeman said of Bergwijn's worldwide opportunities. "He has actually not called me regarding this. I presume he recognizes how I consider this." On the other hand, captain Virgil van Dijk has actually dedicated his future to the Netherlands until the 2026 World Mug at the very least, Koeman affirmed on Tuesday.Koeman said he soared to Liverpool to possess in person talks along with Vehicle Dijk." I thought it was actually therefore necessary to go to him to see as well as pity him: are you visiting offer it your all for another 2 years at the highest degree and also perform you still find a future on your own? And he does. And I do the very same along with him. All uncertainty is gone, he simply goes on," Koeman said." He acknowledged he performed certainly not reach out to the degree you will get out of him as a gamer at the European Champion. As captain, I think he performed a wonderful job. However maybe because of this, he put way too much electricity in to others instead of into himself.".