.Tom Hamilton, Elder WriterSep 3, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClose u2022 Participated in ESPN in 2011 u2022 Covered pair of Olympics, a pair of Rugby Globe Cups as well as pair of British & Irish Lions scenic tours u2022 Formerly rugby editor, and came to be senior author in 2018Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman has stated Steven Bergwijn prioritised financial aspiration over his personal showing off ambitions after accomplishing a EUR25 million ($ 27.6 m) transfer to Saudi Pro League edge Al Ittihad, adding he is going to not consider the onward for international role for the direct future.Bergwijn's technique coming from Ajax to Al Ittihad was introduced on Monday, as well as it has outraged Koeman who said the transactions is actually different to the scenario of Georginio Wijnaldum when he left PSG for Al Ettifaq in September 2023. Publisher's Picks2 Related" Georginio Wijnaldum the moment went in this way because he had a complication at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman pointed out. "He could just most likely to that country to play soccer up until January. In Bergwijn's instance is actually that he goes at the grow older of 26, showing off aspiration does not prevail. Not everybody thinks, fortunately, the same way. I think when you are actually 26 the primary ambition should be showing off and also not monetary, however those are actually options gamers make." Bergwijn will certainly play under Laurent Blanc in Saudi Arabia in a group that includes N'Golo Kantu00e9, Karim Benzema, Fabinho, Houssem Aouar, Predrag Rajkovic and also Moussa Diaby.Koeman said Bergwijn was not bound to take up the Saudi offer." He could possess stayed at Ajax, could not he? And I believe they spend OK at Ajax too. But of course, it's his choice," he said.Steven Bergwijn possesses 35 hats for Netherlands given that producing his global launching in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I haven't remained in that situation on my own. I can most likely to Barcelona. I presume if Bergwijn could possess headed to Barcelona, he would not have headed to Saudi Arabia either." The action seeks to have injured Bergwijn's opportunities of adding to his 35 limits for the Netherlands." Guide is actually generally closed for him, though," Koeman said of Bergwijn's global opportunities. "He has actually not contacted me about this. I assume he understands just how I consider this." On the other hand, captain Virgil van Dijk has committed his future to the Netherlands until the 2026 Planet 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 so significant to visit him to observe and also feel with him: are you going to offer it your all for one more two years at the highest level and do you still see a future on your own? And also he carries out. And I do the exact same with him. All uncertainty is actually gone, he just happens," Koeman stated." He confessed he did certainly not reach the degree you would certainly expect from him as a gamer at the International Champion. As leader, I believe he did an excellent project. Yet possibly consequently, he placed a lot of energy in to others instead of right into himself.".