.Tom Hamilton, Elderly Person 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 pair of British & Irish Lions scenic tours u2022 Recently rugby publisher, as well as became senior author in 2018Netherlands supervisor Ronald Koeman has claimed Steven Bergwijn prioritised financial dream over his own sporting desires after completing a EUR25 thousand ($ 27.6 m) move to Saudi Pro League side Al Ittihad, adding he will rule out the forward for international responsibility for the direct future.Bergwijn's action coming from Ajax to Al Ittihad was actually revealed on Monday, and also it has outraged Koeman who claimed the move is various to the instance of Georginio Wijnaldum when he left PSG for Al Ettifaq in September 2023. Publisher's Picks2 Related" Georginio Wijnaldum when went by doing this because he possessed a complication at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman claimed. "He could simply visit that nation to participate in volleyball up until January. In Bergwijn's instance is actually that he goes at the age of 26, showing off aspiration carries out not dominate. Certainly not every person thinks, fortunately, similarly. I think when you are 26 the main ambition ought to be actually sporting as well as certainly not economic, but those are selections players create." Bergwijn is going to play under Laurent Blanc in Saudi Arabia in a team that consists of N'Golo Kantu00e9, Karim Benzema, Fabinho, Houssem Aouar, Predrag Rajkovic and also Moussa Diaby.Koeman said Bergwijn was not responsible to occupy the Saudi provide." He could have remained at Ajax, could not he? As well as I presume they pay out OK at Ajax too. However of course, it's his choice," he said.Steven Bergwijn has 35 hats for Netherlands due to the fact that producing his global launching in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I have not resided in that scenario myself. I might go to Barcelona. I think if Bergwijn might possess mosted likely to Barcelona, he would not have actually mosted likely to Saudi Arabia either." The relocation seeks to have injured Bergwijn's chances of including in his 35 caps for the Netherlands." Guide is actually generally closed for him, however," Koeman said of Bergwijn's international possibilities. "He has not called me about this. I presume he recognizes how I consider this." In the meantime, leader Virgil van Dijk has actually dedicated his future to the Netherlands till the 2026 Planet Cup at the very least, Koeman confirmed on Tuesday.Koeman mentioned he flew to Liverpool to have direct talks with Truck Dijk." I assumed it was actually thus necessary to head to him to see and feel with him: are you visiting provide it your all for an additional pair of years at the highest level and also perform you still see a future on your own? And also he carries out. And I carry out the very same with him. All uncertainty is actually gone, he just goes on," Koeman stated." He admitted he carried out certainly not get to the amount you would anticipate from him as a gamer at the International Championship. As captain, I assume he performed a wonderful job. Yet probably consequently, he placed way too much energy right into others as opposed to into themself.".