.Tom Hamilton, Senior Citizen WriterSep 3, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClose u2022 Joined ESPN in 2011 u2022 Dealt with pair of Olympics, a set of Rugby Globe Cups as well as pair of British & Irish Lions trips u2022 Previously rugby publisher, as well as became senior article writer in 2018Netherlands supervisor Ronald Koeman has claimed Steven Bergwijn prioritised monetary ambition over his own sporting desires after accomplishing a EUR25 thousand ($ 27.6 m) transfer to Saudi Pro Organization side Al Ittihad, including he will certainly not consider the forward for global role for the near future.Bergwijn's relocation coming from Ajax to Al Ittihad was actually revealed on Monday, and it has actually outraged Koeman that said the transmission is various to the instance of Georginio Wijnaldum when he left behind PSG for Al Ettifaq in September 2023. Editor's Picks2 Related" Georginio Wijnaldum once went this way due to the fact that he had a trouble at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman said. "He can merely visit that nation to participate in volleyball until January. In Bergwijn's instance is that he goes at the age of 26, featuring aspiration does certainly not prevail. Not every person thinks, luckily, the same way. I believe when you are 26 the major ambition must be sporting and certainly not financial, but those are selections players make." Bergwijn is going to play under Laurent Blanc in Saudi Arabia in a group that consists of N'Golo Kantu00e9, Karim Benzema, Fabinho, Houssem Aouar, Predrag Rajkovic and Moussa Diaby.Koeman pointed out Bergwijn was certainly not bound to occupy the Saudi provide." He could have remained at Ajax, could not he? And I believe they spend OK at Ajax as well. Yet yes, it's his option," he said.Steven Bergwijn possesses 35 caps for Netherlands considering that making his global debut in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I haven't resided in that condition myself. I might head to Barcelona. I think if Bergwijn could possibly have gone to Barcelona, he wouldn't have headed to Saudi Arabia either." The action looks to have actually hurt Bergwijn's opportunities of adding to his 35 limits for the Netherlands." The book is generally closed for him, though," Koeman mentioned of Bergwijn's worldwide opportunities. "He has actually certainly not called me about this. I think he knows just how I consider this." On the other hand, captain Virgil van Dijk has actually dedicated his future to the Netherlands until the 2026 Globe Mug a minimum of, Koeman confirmed on Tuesday.Koeman claimed he flew to Liverpool to have direct talks along with Vehicle Dijk." I presumed it was actually thus significant to go to him to view and also feel with him: are you heading to give it your all for yet another two years at the highest level and also perform you still view a future on your own? As well as he does. And also I do the very same with him. All uncertainty is actually gone, he simply goes on," Koeman pointed out." He acknowledged he did not reach out to the level you would certainly get out of him as a player at the European Champion. As captain, I assume he did an excellent project. Yet perhaps therefore, he put way too much energy into others rather than right into himself.".