.Tom Hamilton, Elderly Person WriterSep 3, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClose u2022 Joined ESPN in 2011 u2022 Covered 2 Olympics, a set of Rugby World Cups and also 2 British & Irish Lions excursions u2022 Formerly rugby publisher, and came to be elderly writer in 2018Netherlands supervisor Ronald Koeman has actually said Steven Bergwijn prioritised monetary ambition over his personal showing off desires after completing a EUR25 million ($ 27.6 m) move to Saudi Pro League side Al Ittihad, adding he will certainly not consider the forward for worldwide role for the near future.Bergwijn's technique from Ajax to Al Ittihad was introduced on Monday, and also it has outraged Koeman who stated the transfer is different to the situation of Georginio Wijnaldum when he left PSG for Al Ettifaq in September 2023. Editor's Picks2 Related" Georginio Wijnaldum the moment went that way because he had an issue at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman said. "He can only head to that country to participate in football until January. In Bergwijn's scenario is actually that he goes at the age of 26, featuring ambition carries out not prevail. Not everyone believes, fortunately, the same way. I believe when you are actually 26 the main passion must be featuring as well as not economic, but those are choices gamers create." Bergwijn will play under Laurent Blanc in Saudi Arabia in a team that features N'Golo Kantu00e9, Karim Benzema, Fabinho, Houssem Aouar, Predrag Rajkovic and also Moussa Diaby.Koeman pointed out Bergwijn was not bound to take up the Saudi provide." He could possess stayed at Ajax, couldn't he? As well as I assume they pay out OK at Ajax also. However yes, it's his choice," he said.Steven Bergwijn possesses 35 caps for Netherlands given that producing his international debut in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I haven't remained in that condition myself. I could possibly head to Barcelona. I believe if Bergwijn could possibly possess headed to Barcelona, he wouldn't have actually headed to Saudi Arabia either." The technique hopes to have harmed Bergwijn's possibilities of including in his 35 caps for the Netherlands." Guide is primarily shut for him, though," Koeman stated of Bergwijn's international possibilities. "He has certainly not contacted me regarding this. I assume he understands exactly how I think of this." Meanwhile, leader Virgil truck Dijk has actually devoted his future to the Netherlands until the 2026 Planet Mug at the very least, Koeman affirmed on Tuesday.Koeman stated he soared to Liverpool to have direct talks with Van Dijk." I assumed it was actually so important to visit him to see and also feel with him: are you mosting likely to offer it your all for one more 2 years at the highest level and do you still view a future for yourself? And also he carries out. As well as I perform the same with him. All doubt is gone, he only goes on," Koeman pointed out." He accepted he did not reach out to the degree you will anticipate from him as a gamer at the International Championship. As leader, I presume he performed a wonderful project. Yet maybe as a result, he placed excessive power in to others instead of in to themself.".