.Tom Hamilton, Elder WriterSep 3, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClose u2022 Signed up with ESPN in 2011 u2022 Dealt with two Olympics, a set of Rugby Globe Cups and also pair of British & Irish Lions tours u2022 Earlier rugby publisher, and also ended up being senior article writer in 2018Netherlands supervisor Ronald Koeman has pointed out Steven Bergwijn prioritised economic ambition over his own featuring aspirations after accomplishing a EUR25 thousand ($ 27.6 m) transfer to Saudi Pro League edge Al Ittihad, adding he will definitely not consider the ahead for international duty for the near future.Bergwijn's technique from Ajax to Al Ittihad was revealed on Monday, and it has agitated Koeman who said 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 that way since he possessed a complication at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman claimed. "He could merely go to that nation to participate in volleyball up until January. In Bergwijn's situation is that he goes at the grow older of 26, sporting aspiration performs certainly not dominate. Not everybody assumes, the good news is, similarly. I assume when you are 26 the main ambition needs to be actually sporting as well as certainly not economic, but those are options players make." Bergwijn is going to play under Laurent Blanc in Saudi Arabia in a team that includes N'Golo Kantu00e9, Karim Benzema, Fabinho, Houssem Aouar, Predrag Rajkovic as well as Moussa Diaby.Koeman claimed Bergwijn was actually certainly not responsible to occupy the Saudi provide." He could possess remained at Ajax, could not he? As well as I assume they pay for OK at Ajax as well. Yet yes, it's his choice," he said.Steven Bergwijn possesses 35 caps for Netherlands given that producing his global debut in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I haven't resided in that condition on my own. I could possibly head to Barcelona. I believe if Bergwijn might possess gone to Barcelona, he wouldn't have visited Saudi Arabia either." The technique seeks to have hurt Bergwijn's opportunities of contributing to his 35 caps for the Netherlands." Guide is actually primarily shut for him, though," Koeman claimed of Bergwijn's international odds. "He has actually certainly not contacted me about this. I think he recognizes how I think of this." At the same time, leader Virgil vehicle Dijk has actually devoted his future to the Netherlands until the 2026 Globe Cup at the very least, Koeman confirmed on Tuesday.Koeman mentioned he soared to Liverpool to have in person talks along with Vehicle Dijk." I presumed it was therefore important to head to him to see and feel with him: are you mosting likely to give it your all for one more 2 years at the highest degree and also perform you still observe a future on your own? As well as he does. And I perform the exact same with him. All doubt is gone, he simply goes on," Koeman mentioned." He confessed he did not reach out to the amount you would expect from him as a player at the European Champion. As leader, I think he did a terrific job. However possibly because of this, he put a lot of energy in to others as opposed to right into himself.".