.Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterSep 3, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClose u2022 Signed up with ESPN in 2011 u2022 Covered 2 Olympics, a set of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions excursions u2022 Recently rugby editor, and came to be elderly article writer in 2018Netherlands supervisor Ronald Koeman has said Steven Bergwijn prioritised financial ambition over his very own sporting goals after finishing a EUR25 million ($ 27.6 m) move to Saudi Pro Game edge Al Ittihad, incorporating he will not consider the ahead for global role for the direct future.Bergwijn's move from Ajax to Al Ittihad was introduced on Monday, and also it has actually agitated Koeman that claimed the transactions is actually various to the case of Georginio Wijnaldum when he left PSG for Al Ettifaq in September 2023. Publisher's Picks2 Related" Georginio Wijnaldum the moment went by doing this because he possessed an issue at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman mentioned. "He can just head to that nation to play volleyball until January. In Bergwijn's case is that he addresses the age of 26, showing off passion performs not dominate. Not every person presumes, luckily, the same way. I assume when you are actually 26 the primary ambition must be showing off and not economic, however those are selections gamers create." Bergwijn will participate in under Laurent Blanc in Saudi Arabia in a group that consists of N'Golo Kantu00e9, Karim Benzema, Fabinho, Houssem Aouar, Predrag Rajkovic as well as Moussa Diaby.Koeman stated Bergwijn was certainly not bound to use up the Saudi provide." He could have remained at Ajax, could not he? And I presume they pay for OK at Ajax as well. However yes, it's his option," he said.Steven Bergwijn has 35 caps for Netherlands because creating his international launching in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I have not remained in that circumstance on my own. I could visit Barcelona. I think if Bergwijn might have mosted likely to Barcelona, he wouldn't have actually mosted likely to Saudi Arabia either." The relocation tries to have actually harmed Bergwijn's possibilities of contributing to his 35 limits for the Netherlands." Guide is primarily finalized for him, however," Koeman pointed out of Bergwijn's worldwide odds. "He has not called me concerning this. I presume he knows how I think of this." At the same time, captain Virgil truck Dijk has actually committed his future to the Netherlands until the 2026 Globe Cup at least, Koeman confirmed on Tuesday.Koeman claimed he soared to Liverpool to possess face-to-face talks with Truck Dijk." I assumed it was therefore essential to visit him to view and also pity him: are you heading to give it your all for an additional 2 years at the highest level and also perform you still find a future on your own? And also he carries out. And also I perform the exact same with him. All uncertainty is gone, he just goes on," Koeman claimed." He admitted he performed certainly not reach out to the amount you will get out of him as a player at the European Champion. As leader, I think he did a terrific work. However perhaps because of this, he placed too much energy right into others as opposed to right into himself.".