.Tom Hamilton, Elder WriterSep 3, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClose u2022 Signed up with ESPN in 2011 u2022 Dealt with pair of Olympics, a set of Rugby Planet Cups as well as two British & Irish Lions trips u2022 Earlier rugby publisher, as well as ended up being senior author in 2018Netherlands supervisor Ronald Koeman has actually claimed Steven Bergwijn prioritised financial aspiration over his personal showing off aspirations after accomplishing a EUR25 million ($ 27.6 m) transfer to Saudi Pro Organization edge Al Ittihad, adding he will rule out the ahead for global duty for the not far off future.Bergwijn's move from Ajax to Al Ittihad was actually revealed on Monday, as well as it has actually outraged Koeman that said the transactions is actually various to the scenario of Georginio Wijnaldum when he left PSG for Al Ettifaq in September 2023. Editor's Picks2 Related" Georginio Wijnaldum once went that way given that he had an issue at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman mentioned. "He could merely go to that country to play soccer up until January. In Bergwijn's case is actually that he goes at the grow older of 26, sporting ambition does not prevail. Certainly not everybody thinks, the good news is, similarly. I presume when you are actually 26 the primary aspiration ought to be showing off and also not financial, however those are actually selections gamers 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 stated Bergwijn was actually not duty-bound to use up the Saudi promotion." He could have stayed at Ajax, couldn't he? And I believe they pay for OK at Ajax too. Yet yes, it's his selection," he said.Steven Bergwijn possesses 35 hats for Netherlands considering that producing his global launching in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I haven't remained in that condition myself. I could most likely to Barcelona. I assume if Bergwijn can possess visited Barcelona, he definitely would not have actually headed to Saudi Arabia either." The step seeks to have actually harmed Bergwijn's opportunities of including in his 35 caps for the Netherlands." The book is actually primarily shut for him, though," Koeman mentioned of Bergwijn's international chances. "He has not called me concerning this. I assume he knows exactly how I think of this." In the meantime, leader Virgil van Dijk has committed his future to the Netherlands up until the 2026 World Cup a minimum of, Koeman affirmed on Tuesday.Koeman claimed he flew to Liverpool to have in person talks along with Truck Dijk." I assumed it was actually therefore necessary to visit him to see as well as feel with him: are you heading to give it your all for yet another two years at the highest degree as well as do you still observe a future on your own? As well as he carries out. As well as I do the same along with him. All question is gone, he just happens," Koeman stated." He acknowledged he performed certainly not connect with the level you will expect from him as a gamer at the European Championship. As leader, I assume he did an excellent job. Yet perhaps because of this, he put way too much power in to others instead of into themself.".