.Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterSep 3, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClose u2022 Joined ESPN in 2011 u2022 Dealt with two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups as well as two British & Irish Lions excursions u2022 Previously rugby editor, and also ended up being elderly author in 2018Netherlands supervisor Ronald Koeman has actually pointed out Steven Bergwijn prioritised economic aspiration over his personal featuring desires after completing a EUR25 million ($ 27.6 m) transfer to Saudi Pro League edge Al Ittihad, adding he will certainly rule out the ahead for global responsibility for the foreseeable future.Bergwijn's relocation from Ajax to Al Ittihad was revealed on Monday, as well as it has angered Koeman that stated the transactions is various to the scenario of Georginio Wijnaldum when he left behind PSG for Al Ettifaq in September 2023. Publisher's Picks2 Related" Georginio Wijnaldum once went in this way given that he possessed a problem at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman pointed out. "He could only head to that country to participate in soccer till January. In Bergwijn's case is that he goes at the grow older of 26, featuring ambition carries out not prevail. Not every person assumes, thankfully, similarly. I believe when you are 26 the primary ambition should be actually sporting and also certainly not monetary, however those are actually selections players create." Bergwijn will certainly participate in under Laurent Blanc in Saudi Arabia in a group that features N'Golo Kantu00e9, Karim Benzema, Fabinho, Houssem Aouar, Predrag Rajkovic and Moussa Diaby.Koeman claimed Bergwijn was actually not bound to occupy the Saudi deal." He could possess stayed at Ajax, could not he? And I assume they spend OK at Ajax too. Yet indeed, it's his selection," he said.Steven Bergwijn has 35 limits for Netherlands considering that making his international launching in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I haven't resided in that scenario on my own. I could most likely to Barcelona. I think if Bergwijn can have mosted likely to Barcelona, he would not have gone to Saudi Arabia either." The move tries to have actually hurt Bergwijn's opportunities of adding to his 35 hats for the Netherlands." The book is essentially shut for him, though," Koeman mentioned of Bergwijn's international opportunities. "He has actually not called me regarding this. I assume he knows exactly how I think about this." On the other hand, captain Virgil van Dijk has actually committed his future to the Netherlands till the 2026 Globe Cup at least, Koeman affirmed on Tuesday.Koeman stated he flew to Liverpool to possess face-to-face talks along with Truck Dijk." I assumed it was actually therefore vital to go to him to see and also feel with him: are you heading to give it your all for one more pair of years at the highest level and also do you still observe a future for yourself? And he carries out. And also I do the very same with him. All hesitation is gone, he only happens," Koeman said." He admitted he carried out not get to the degree you will anticipate from him as a gamer at the European Champion. As leader, I think he carried out an excellent project. However perhaps because of this, he placed a lot of power right into others instead of right into themself.".