.Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterSep 3, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClose u2022 Signed up with ESPN in 2011 u2022 Dealt with pair of Olympics, a pair of Rugby Planet Cups and pair of British & Irish Lions tours u2022 Earlier rugby editor, and ended up being elderly writer in 2018Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman has mentioned Steven Bergwijn prioritised economic ambition over his very own showing off ambitions after finishing a EUR25 thousand ($ 27.6 m) relocate to Saudi Pro League side Al Ittihad, incorporating he will certainly not consider the forward for international responsibility for the not far off future.Bergwijn's action from Ajax to Al Ittihad was revealed on Monday, and it has actually outraged Koeman who said the transmission is actually different to the case of Georginio Wijnaldum when he left PSG for Al Ettifaq in September 2023. Publisher's Picks2 Related" Georginio Wijnaldum as soon as went in this way given that he possessed an issue at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman stated. "He might only head to that country to play volleyball up until January. In Bergwijn's instance is that he addresses the grow older of 26, featuring aspiration does not dominate. Certainly not everyone thinks, luckily, the same way. I believe when you are actually 26 the major aspiration must be actually sporting as well as not financial, yet those are actually options gamers create." Bergwijn will play under Laurent Blanc in Saudi Arabia in a staff that features N'Golo Kantu00e9, Karim Benzema, Fabinho, Houssem Aouar, Predrag Rajkovic and also Moussa Diaby.Koeman stated Bergwijn was not responsible to take up the Saudi deal." He could possess stayed at Ajax, could not he? As well as I believe they pay for OK at Ajax as well. Yet of course, it's his selection," he said.Steven Bergwijn possesses 35 hats for Netherlands considering that producing his international launching in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I have not remained in that scenario on my own. I could possibly head to Barcelona. I presume if Bergwijn can possess mosted likely to Barcelona, he wouldn't have actually visited Saudi Arabia either." The action aims to have injured Bergwijn's chances of contributing to his 35 hats for the Netherlands." The book is essentially closed for him, however," Koeman said of Bergwijn's international opportunities. "He has actually not called me regarding this. I think he knows how I think about this." Meanwhile, leader Virgil van Dijk has actually committed his future to the Netherlands till the 2026 Planet Mug at least, Koeman validated on Tuesday.Koeman mentioned he soared to Liverpool to possess face-to-face talks with Van Dijk." I believed it was so important to go to him to see as well as feel with him: are you visiting give it your all for one more pair of years at the highest level as well as do you still view a future for yourself? And he does. And also I carry out the exact same with him. All question is gone, he just takes place," Koeman said." He acknowledged he did not get to the level you would certainly get out of him as a player at the International Champion. As leader, I assume he did a fantastic project. Yet perhaps because of this, he put way too much energy right into others rather than right into themself.".