.Tom Hamilton, Senior Citizen WriterSep 3, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClose u2022 Signed up with ESPN in 2011 u2022 Covered pair of Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups as well as pair of British & Irish Lions trips u2022 Recently rugby editor, and ended up being elderly article writer in 2018Netherlands supervisor Ronald Koeman has pointed out Steven Bergwijn prioritised economic dream over his personal featuring ambitions after completing a EUR25 million ($ 27.6 m) move to Saudi Pro League side Al Ittihad, incorporating he is going to rule out the forward for international task for the direct future.Bergwijn's technique coming from Ajax to Al Ittihad was announced on Monday, as well as it has agitated Koeman that stated the transactions is 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 that way considering that he had a problem at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman claimed. "He might simply most likely to that nation to participate in football till January. In Bergwijn's case is actually that he addresses the grow older of 26, showing off passion carries out certainly not dominate. Certainly not everybody thinks, thankfully, similarly. I presume when you are 26 the principal aspiration needs to be actually sporting and also not financial, however those are selections players make." Bergwijn will certainly participate in under Laurent Blanc in Saudi Arabia in a group that includes N'Golo Kantu00e9, Karim Benzema, Fabinho, Houssem Aouar, Predrag Rajkovic and also Moussa Diaby.Koeman said Bergwijn was actually not duty-bound to use up the Saudi provide." He could have stayed at Ajax, couldn't he? And I think they pay OK at Ajax as well. However indeed, it's his selection," he said.Steven Bergwijn has 35 caps for Netherlands given that making his worldwide launching in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I have not remained in that situation myself. I could possibly most likely to Barcelona. I believe if Bergwijn could have visited Barcelona, he definitely would not have mosted likely to Saudi Arabia either." The move tries to have actually injured Bergwijn's opportunities of adding to his 35 hats for the Netherlands." The book is actually primarily closed for him, though," Koeman said of Bergwijn's worldwide odds. "He has not called me regarding this. I believe he recognizes exactly how I deal with this." At the same time, leader Virgil vehicle Dijk has actually dedicated his future to the Netherlands till the 2026 Globe Cup at least, Koeman affirmed on Tuesday.Koeman mentioned he flew to Liverpool to possess face-to-face talks along with Vehicle Dijk." I assumed it was actually therefore vital to go to him to find as well as pity him: are you visiting give it your all for yet another pair of years at the highest degree and also perform you still see a future for yourself? As well as he carries out. And also I perform the same along with him. All hesitation is gone, he simply happens," Koeman said." He admitted he did certainly not connect with the level you would certainly get out of him as a player at the European Champion. As captain, I believe he carried out a great work. But probably consequently, he put a lot of electricity right into others instead of in to himself.".