.Tom Hamilton, Elderly Person WriterSep 3, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClose u2022 Participated in ESPN in 2011 u2022 Dealt with pair of Olympics, a set of Rugby Globe Cups and two British & Irish Lions excursions u2022 Formerly rugby publisher, as well as became senior writer in 2018Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman has stated Steven Bergwijn prioritised financial ambition over his very own featuring goals after finishing a EUR25 million ($ 27.6 m) transfer to Saudi Pro Organization side Al Ittihad, incorporating he will not consider the forward for global role for the near future.Bergwijn's technique coming from Ajax to Al Ittihad was introduced on Monday, and also it has actually angered Koeman who claimed the transactions is different to the case of Georginio Wijnaldum when he left PSG for Al Ettifaq in September 2023. Editor's Picks2 Related" Georginio Wijnaldum the moment went that way since he had a complication at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman mentioned. "He could merely go to that nation to participate in soccer until January. In Bergwijn's situation is actually that he goes at the age of 26, sporting aspiration carries out not dominate. Not every person thinks, fortunately, the same way. I assume when you are actually 26 the principal passion should be showing off and also certainly not economic, but those are actually choices players create." Bergwijn will definitely participate in under Laurent Blanc in Saudi Arabia in a crew that features N'Golo Kantu00e9, Karim Benzema, Fabinho, Houssem Aouar, Predrag Rajkovic as well as Moussa Diaby.Koeman mentioned Bergwijn was not responsible to take up the Saudi deal." He could possess remained at Ajax, could not he? As well as I think they spend OK at Ajax too. Yet indeed, it's his selection," he said.Steven Bergwijn has 35 hats for Netherlands considering that making his worldwide debut in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I have not been in that condition on my own. I could possibly go to Barcelona. I believe if Bergwijn can have headed to Barcelona, he definitely would not have visited Saudi Arabia either." The move looks to have actually harmed Bergwijn's possibilities of including in his 35 hats for the Netherlands." Guide is essentially closed for him, though," Koeman said of Bergwijn's global possibilities. "He has not contacted me regarding this. I assume he knows how I deal with this." At the same time, leader Virgil van Dijk has devoted his future to the Netherlands till the 2026 Planet Mug at the very least, Koeman verified on Tuesday.Koeman said he flew to Liverpool to possess direct talks along with Vehicle Dijk." I thought it was actually so vital to visit him to observe and pity him: are you going to offer it your all for another pair of years at the highest degree and perform you still see a future on your own? And he carries out. And I do the same along with him. All question is actually gone, he just goes on," Koeman mentioned." He accepted he performed not reach the level you will expect from him as a gamer at the International Championship. As captain, I presume he performed a great job. However maybe therefore, he put too much power in to others rather than into themself.".