.Tom Hamilton, Elderly Person WriterSep 3, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClose u2022 Joined ESPN in 2011 u2022 Covered 2 Olympics, a set of Rugby Globe Cups and also 2 British & Irish Lions tours u2022 Recently rugby editor, and also ended up being elderly writer in 2018Netherlands supervisor Ronald Koeman has actually said Steven Bergwijn prioritised financial ambition over his personal featuring aspirations after accomplishing a EUR25 thousand ($ 27.6 m) relocate to Saudi Pro Organization edge Al Ittihad, incorporating he will certainly rule out the forward for worldwide obligation for the not far off future.Bergwijn's technique coming from Ajax to Al Ittihad was actually announced on Monday, as well as it has actually outraged Koeman who mentioned the transfer is actually various to the scenario of Georginio Wijnaldum when he left PSG for Al Ettifaq in September 2023. Publisher's Picks2 Related" Georginio Wijnaldum once went in this way due to the fact that he possessed an issue at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman claimed. "He can merely most likely to that nation to participate in volleyball until January. In Bergwijn's instance is actually that he addresses the age of 26, showing off passion does certainly not dominate. Certainly not everybody presumes, the good news is, the same way. I think when you are actually 26 the principal passion should be actually featuring and also certainly not monetary, however those are selections gamers create." Bergwijn will certainly play under Laurent Blanc in Saudi Arabia in a group that features N'Golo Kantu00e9, Karim Benzema, Fabinho, Houssem Aouar, Predrag Rajkovic and also Moussa Diaby.Koeman claimed Bergwijn was actually not bound to occupy the Saudi provide." He could possess remained at Ajax, couldn't he? And I presume they pay for OK at Ajax also. Yet indeed, it's his choice," he said.Steven Bergwijn has 35 caps for Netherlands because producing his international debut in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I have not been in that situation myself. I might head to Barcelona. I assume if Bergwijn could have headed to Barcelona, he definitely would not have actually visited Saudi Arabia either." The technique looks to have hurt Bergwijn's odds of including in his 35 hats for the Netherlands." Guide is essentially finalized for him, however," Koeman mentioned of Bergwijn's international possibilities. "He has actually certainly not called me regarding this. I believe he recognizes how I think of this." Meanwhile, captain Virgil van Dijk has devoted his future to the Netherlands till the 2026 Planet Mug at least, Koeman affirmed on Tuesday.Koeman said he flew to Liverpool to possess direct talks along with Van Dijk." I presumed it was therefore necessary to visit him to see and also feel with him: are you mosting likely to offer it your all for another two years at the highest degree and do you still view a future on your own? And he carries out. As well as I perform the same with him. All uncertainty is gone, he just goes on," Koeman mentioned." He confessed he carried out not get to the degree you would anticipate from him as a gamer at the European Champion. As leader, I assume he did an excellent work. Yet possibly consequently, he placed a lot of power right into others rather than right into themself.".