.Tom Hamilton, Elder WriterSep 3, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClose u2022 Signed up with ESPN in 2011 u2022 Dealt with 2 Olympics, a pair of Rugby Globe Cups and also 2 British & Irish Lions trips u2022 Previously rugby editor, and ended up being senior author in 2018Netherlands supervisor Ronald Koeman has actually stated Steven Bergwijn prioritised financial dream over his very own featuring desires after finishing a EUR25 million ($ 27.6 m) relocate to Saudi Pro Game side Al Ittihad, adding he will certainly rule out the ahead for international role for the direct future.Bergwijn's action from Ajax to Al Ittihad was actually introduced on Monday, as well as it has actually agitated Koeman that stated the move is actually 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 due to the fact that he had a concern at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman claimed. "He could merely go to that country to play football till January. In Bergwijn's scenario is that he goes at the age of 26, sporting aspiration performs not prevail. Not everybody believes, thankfully, similarly. I believe when you are 26 the main passion needs to be actually sporting and also certainly not economic, yet those are actually selections players make." Bergwijn will play under Laurent Blanc in Saudi Arabia in a crew that consists of N'Golo Kantu00e9, Karim Benzema, Fabinho, Houssem Aouar, Predrag Rajkovic as well as Moussa Diaby.Koeman claimed Bergwijn was actually not duty-bound to use up the Saudi provide." He could have stayed at Ajax, couldn't he? And also I presume they pay for OK at Ajax too. However of course, it's his choice," he said.Steven Bergwijn possesses 35 caps for Netherlands since producing his worldwide launching in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I haven't remained in that circumstance myself. I might head to Barcelona. I presume if Bergwijn can have gone to Barcelona, he would not have actually gone to Saudi Arabia either." The relocation tries to have actually hurt Bergwijn's opportunities of adding to his 35 hats for the Netherlands." The book is actually generally closed for him, though," Koeman stated of Bergwijn's international opportunities. "He has certainly not called me regarding this. I assume he understands exactly how I think of this." On the other hand, leader Virgil truck Dijk has committed his future to the Netherlands until the 2026 Globe Cup at the very least, Koeman confirmed on Tuesday.Koeman said he flew to Liverpool to have in person talks along with Van Dijk." I believed it was actually so important to visit him to see as well as pity him: are you mosting likely to offer it your all for yet another two years at the highest level and also perform you still view a future for yourself? And also he does. And also I carry out the very same with him. All hesitation is actually gone, he just goes on," Koeman said." He admitted he performed not connect with the amount you would get out of him as a gamer at the International Championship. As leader, I think he did a terrific task. Yet perhaps as a result, he placed way too much electricity into others instead of in to themself.".