.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 World Cups and pair of British & Irish Lions tours u2022 Recently rugby publisher, as well as came to be elderly writer in 2018Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman has said Steven Bergwijn prioritised monetary dream over his personal sporting ambitions after finishing a EUR25 thousand ($ 27.6 m) move to Saudi Pro Organization side Al Ittihad, including he will definitely not consider the forward for international responsibility for the not far off future.Bergwijn's move coming from Ajax to Al Ittihad was introduced on Monday, and it has agitated Koeman that said the transactions is actually 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 this way considering that he possessed a concern at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman claimed. "He can just go to that nation to play volleyball until January. In Bergwijn's situation is that he goes at the age of 26, sporting aspiration carries out not dominate. Not everyone thinks, the good news is, the same way. I think when you are actually 26 the principal aspiration must be showing off as well as certainly not financial, but those are actually selections gamers create." Bergwijn will participate in under Laurent Blanc in Saudi Arabia in a staff that features N'Golo Kantu00e9, Karim Benzema, Fabinho, Houssem Aouar, Predrag Rajkovic and Moussa Diaby.Koeman said Bergwijn was actually certainly not duty-bound to use up the Saudi provide." He could have stayed at Ajax, could not he? And I believe they pay out OK at Ajax also. But indeed, it's his option," he said.Steven Bergwijn possesses 35 limits for Netherlands considering that creating his worldwide launching in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I haven't resided in that scenario myself. I might visit Barcelona. I believe if Bergwijn might have mosted likely to Barcelona, he definitely would not have headed to Saudi Arabia either." The move seeks to have harmed Bergwijn's possibilities of contributing to his 35 limits for the Netherlands." Guide is essentially shut for him, however," Koeman claimed of Bergwijn's international chances. "He has actually certainly not called me about this. I assume he knows exactly how I think of this." On the other hand, captain Virgil van Dijk has dedicated his future to the Netherlands till the 2026 Planet Mug at least, Koeman confirmed on Tuesday.Koeman said he soared to Liverpool to possess in person talks along with Vehicle Dijk." I assumed it was thus crucial to go to him to see and also feel with him: are you going to offer it your all for one more pair of years at the highest level as well as perform you still view a future on your own? As well as he performs. And I carry out the very same with him. All question is gone, he simply happens," Koeman mentioned." He admitted he did not reach the amount you will expect from him as a player at the European Champion. As captain, I think he did a terrific job. But possibly because of this, he put way too much energy right into others rather than in to themself.".