.Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterSep 3, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClose u2022 Participated in ESPN in 2011 u2022 Covered pair of Olympics, a set of Rugby Globe Cups and also 2 British & Irish Lions tours u2022 Recently rugby editor, as well as came to be senior article writer in 2018Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman has stated Steven Bergwijn prioritised financial ambition over his very own showing off goals after accomplishing a EUR25 million ($ 27.6 m) move to Saudi Pro League side Al Ittihad, incorporating he is going to not consider the ahead for international duty for the foreseeable future.Bergwijn's technique from Ajax to Al Ittihad was actually introduced on Monday, and it has angered Koeman who said the transmission is various to the situation of Georginio Wijnaldum when he left PSG for Al Ettifaq in September 2023. Publisher's Picks2 Related" Georginio Wijnaldum once went that way due to the fact that he had a trouble at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman stated. "He can only go to that country to play soccer till January. In Bergwijn's scenario is actually that he addresses the grow older of 26, showing off passion carries out certainly not prevail. Not everybody assumes, the good news is, the same way. I think when you are 26 the principal ambition must be actually showing off as well as not monetary, however those are selections gamers create." Bergwijn will certainly play under Laurent Blanc in Saudi Arabia in a crew that consists of N'Golo Kantu00e9, Karim Benzema, Fabinho, Houssem Aouar, Predrag Rajkovic and Moussa Diaby.Koeman said Bergwijn was actually not responsible to take up the Saudi offer." He could possess remained at Ajax, could not he? And I assume they pay out OK at Ajax too. Yet of course, it's his selection," he said.Steven Bergwijn has 35 limits for Netherlands because making his global launching in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I haven't resided in that situation on my own. I could possibly go to Barcelona. I presume if Bergwijn can have mosted likely to Barcelona, he definitely would not have gone to Saudi Arabia either." The technique aims to have actually injured Bergwijn's chances of including in his 35 hats for the Netherlands." Guide is actually primarily finalized for him, however," Koeman mentioned of Bergwijn's global opportunities. "He has actually not contacted me about this. I think he recognizes how I think about this." At the same time, captain Virgil vehicle Dijk has actually dedicated his future to the Netherlands up until the 2026 World Mug a minimum of, Koeman verified on Tuesday.Koeman stated he flew to Liverpool to possess face-to-face talks along with Vehicle Dijk." I believed it was thus vital to head to him to find as well as pity him: are you heading to give it your all for one more 2 years at the highest degree as well as do you still find a future on your own? And he carries out. As well as I do the very same along with him. All hesitation is gone, he merely goes on," Koeman stated." He admitted he did not get to the level you would certainly anticipate from him as a gamer at the International Championship. As captain, I assume he performed an excellent task. But probably as a result, he placed way too much energy into others instead of right into himself.".