.Tom Hamilton, Elderly Person WriterSep 3, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClose u2022 Participated in ESPN in 2011 u2022 Covered 2 Olympics, a set of Rugby Planet Cups and also two British & Irish Lions trips u2022 Formerly rugby editor, and ended up being senior article writer in 2018Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman has actually stated Steven Bergwijn prioritised economic dream over his personal sporting desires after completing a EUR25 million ($ 27.6 m) move to Saudi Pro League side Al Ittihad, adding he is going to not consider the forward for worldwide role for the not far off future.Bergwijn's technique coming from Ajax to Al Ittihad was actually revealed on Monday, and it has outraged Koeman that pointed out the transactions is different to the instance of Georginio Wijnaldum when he left behind PSG for Al Ettifaq in September 2023. Publisher's Picks2 Related" Georginio Wijnaldum the moment went that way since he possessed a trouble at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman stated. "He can simply go to that country to play soccer till January. In Bergwijn's case is actually that he goes at the age of 26, showing off ambition carries out not dominate. Certainly not everybody presumes, fortunately, similarly. I presume when you are 26 the primary passion ought to be sporting and also certainly not monetary, but those are choices gamers create." Bergwijn will certainly participate in under Laurent Blanc in Saudi Arabia in a staff that features N'Golo Kantu00e9, Karim Benzema, Fabinho, Houssem Aouar, Predrag Rajkovic as well as Moussa Diaby.Koeman said Bergwijn was actually not bound to take up the Saudi deal." He could have stayed at Ajax, couldn't he? And I believe they spend OK at Ajax also. However of course, it's his selection," he said.Steven Bergwijn possesses 35 limits for Netherlands given that producing his international debut in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I have not been in that situation on my own. I might visit Barcelona. I believe if Bergwijn could possibly have visited Barcelona, he definitely would not have gone to Saudi Arabia either." The technique hopes to have actually harmed Bergwijn's opportunities of contributing to his 35 limits for the Netherlands." The book is primarily closed for him, though," Koeman claimed of Bergwijn's global opportunities. "He has actually certainly not called me concerning this. I think he understands exactly how I think of this." Meanwhile, captain Virgil truck Dijk has actually dedicated his future to the Netherlands until the 2026 Globe Cup a minimum of, Koeman verified on Tuesday.Koeman said he soared to Liverpool to possess direct talks with Vehicle Dijk." I presumed it was therefore essential to go to him to observe as well as pity him: are you visiting provide it your all for yet another 2 years at the highest degree and also do you still view a future on your own? And also he does. And also I carry out the very same with him. All hesitation is actually gone, he just goes on," Koeman claimed." He admitted he did certainly not connect with the level you would certainly get out of him as a gamer at the International Championship. As captain, I believe he did a terrific work. Yet probably therefore, he put way too much electricity right into others instead of right into himself.".