.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 Globe Cups as well as pair of British & Irish Lions excursions u2022 Earlier rugby editor, as well as ended up being senior writer in 2018Netherlands supervisor Ronald Koeman has stated Steven Bergwijn prioritised monetary objective over his personal showing off aspirations after completing a EUR25 thousand ($ 27.6 m) move to Saudi Pro League side Al Ittihad, incorporating he will rule out the ahead for global duty for the direct future.Bergwijn's action coming from Ajax to Al Ittihad was revealed on Monday, and also it has agitated Koeman who pointed out the move is various to the situation of Georginio Wijnaldum when he left PSG for Al Ettifaq in September 2023. Publisher's Picks2 Related" Georginio Wijnaldum when went by doing this given that he had a problem at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman stated. "He could just go to that nation to play football till January. In Bergwijn's case is actually that he goes at the age of 26, sporting ambition does certainly not dominate. Certainly not everybody thinks, the good news is, the same way. I presume when you are 26 the principal ambition ought to be actually featuring as well as certainly not monetary, but those are actually choices players make." Bergwijn will definitely 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 mentioned Bergwijn was actually certainly not responsible to use up the Saudi offer." He could possess remained at Ajax, couldn't he? And also I think they spend OK at Ajax also. Yet certainly, it's his choice," he said.Steven Bergwijn possesses 35 hats for Netherlands considering that producing his worldwide debut in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I have not been in that condition myself. I could possibly most likely to Barcelona. I believe if Bergwijn can have headed to Barcelona, he definitely would not have actually gone to Saudi Arabia either." The technique wants to have actually harmed Bergwijn's chances of including in his 35 caps for the Netherlands." Guide is actually basically finalized for him, however," Koeman pointed out of Bergwijn's worldwide odds. "He has actually not called me concerning this. I presume he knows how I deal with this." At the same time, captain Virgil vehicle Dijk has actually devoted his future to the Netherlands up until the 2026 Globe Cup at the very least, Koeman validated on Tuesday.Koeman claimed he soared to Liverpool to possess direct talks along with Vehicle Dijk." I presumed it was thus crucial to head to him to observe and pity him: are you visiting provide it your all for yet another 2 years at the highest degree and also perform you still observe a future for yourself? And he carries out. And I carry out the exact same along with him. All doubt is gone, he only happens," Koeman mentioned." He admitted he performed not connect with the level you would certainly get out of him as a player at the International Championship. As leader, I presume he carried out a wonderful job. But possibly because of this, he placed way too much power right into others as opposed to into himself.".