.Tom Hamilton, Senior Citizen WriterSep 3, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClose u2022 Joined ESPN in 2011 u2022 Dealt with two Olympics, a set of Rugby Globe Cups and 2 British & Irish Lions scenic tours u2022 Earlier rugby publisher, and also became senior author in 2018Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman has actually claimed Steven Bergwijn prioritised economic objective over his own featuring ambitions after finishing a EUR25 million ($ 27.6 m) transfer to Saudi Pro Organization side Al Ittihad, incorporating he will rule out the onward for global obligation for the foreseeable future.Bergwijn's step from Ajax to Al Ittihad was actually announced on Monday, and also it has angered Koeman that claimed the transfer is actually different to the scenario of Georginio Wijnaldum when he left behind PSG for Al Ettifaq in September 2023. Publisher's Picks2 Related" Georginio Wijnaldum as soon as went this way due to the fact that he possessed an issue at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman stated. "He might merely visit that country to participate in soccer up until January. In Bergwijn's situation is actually that he addresses the grow older of 26, sporting ambition performs certainly not dominate. Certainly not every person believes, the good news is, similarly. I presume when you are 26 the primary passion ought to be showing off and not economic, yet those are options gamers make." Bergwijn is going to participate in under Laurent Blanc in Saudi Arabia in a crew that includes N'Golo Kantu00e9, Karim Benzema, Fabinho, Houssem Aouar, Predrag Rajkovic and Moussa Diaby.Koeman said Bergwijn was not bound to occupy the Saudi deal." He could possess remained at Ajax, could not he? And I believe they spend OK at Ajax too. However indeed, it's his selection," he said.Steven Bergwijn possesses 35 caps for Netherlands since making his worldwide launching in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I haven't remained in that circumstance myself. I might visit Barcelona. I believe if Bergwijn might possess visited Barcelona, he definitely would not have mosted likely to Saudi Arabia either." The move tries to have actually harmed Bergwijn's opportunities of adding to his 35 caps for the Netherlands." The book is actually basically finalized for him, though," Koeman pointed out of Bergwijn's international chances. "He has actually not contacted me concerning this. I believe he recognizes just how I think about this." In the meantime, leader Virgil vehicle Dijk has actually dedicated his future to the Netherlands until the 2026 Planet Mug at the very least, Koeman affirmed on Tuesday.Koeman mentioned he soared to Liverpool to possess direct talks with Van Dijk." I believed it was actually therefore important to go to him to observe and feel with him: are you going to offer it your all for one more 2 years at the highest degree as well as do you still see a future for yourself? And he performs. And also I perform the same along with him. All hesitation is actually gone, he simply takes place," Koeman stated." He accepted he carried out not get to the degree you will expect from him as a player at the European Championship. As leader, I think he carried out a fantastic work. But possibly as a result, he put too much energy right into others instead of into himself.".