.Tom Hamilton, Elderly Person WriterSep 3, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClose u2022 Joined ESPN in 2011 u2022 Dealt with pair of Olympics, a pair of Rugby Planet Cups and pair of British & Irish Lions trips u2022 Recently rugby publisher, as well as ended up being senior writer in 2018Netherlands supervisor Ronald Koeman has actually pointed out Steven Bergwijn prioritised monetary objective over his personal showing off goals after accomplishing a EUR25 thousand ($ 27.6 m) move to Saudi Pro League side Al Ittihad, including he will definitely rule out the onward for worldwide role for the not far off future.Bergwijn's technique from Ajax to Al Ittihad was announced on Monday, and also it has agitated Koeman that pointed out the transactions is actually various to the situation 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 since he had a concern at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman said. "He might simply go to that nation to play football until January. In Bergwijn's instance is actually that he goes at the age of 26, sporting passion does certainly not prevail. Certainly not everyone believes, luckily, the same way. I think when you are 26 the major ambition must be actually showing off as well as certainly not monetary, but those are actually options players make." Bergwijn is going to participate in under Laurent Blanc in Saudi Arabia in a group that features N'Golo Kantu00e9, Karim Benzema, Fabinho, Houssem Aouar, Predrag Rajkovic as well as Moussa Diaby.Koeman pointed out Bergwijn was certainly not responsible to take up the Saudi deal." He could possess remained at Ajax, couldn't he? And I presume they pay out OK at Ajax also. However certainly, it's his choice," he said.Steven Bergwijn has 35 hats for Netherlands considering that making his international launching in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I have not resided in that condition myself. I could possibly visit Barcelona. I think if Bergwijn could have visited Barcelona, he would not have actually gone to Saudi Arabia either." The action looks to have actually injured Bergwijn's odds of including in his 35 caps for the Netherlands." Guide is basically shut for him, however," Koeman pointed out of Bergwijn's global odds. "He has not called me regarding this. I think he recognizes how I think of this." At the same time, leader Virgil van Dijk has actually dedicated his future to the Netherlands until the 2026 Globe Cup at the very least, Koeman affirmed on Tuesday.Koeman said he soared to Liverpool to possess face-to-face talks with Van Dijk." I presumed it was actually therefore essential to visit him to see and pity him: are you mosting likely to give it your all for one more pair of years at the highest degree and also do you still find a future for yourself? And he carries out. And I perform the very same along with him. All uncertainty is actually gone, he only takes place," Koeman mentioned." He accepted he carried out certainly not reach out to the amount you will expect from him as a player at the European Champion. As captain, I think he did a great job. But possibly as a result, he placed way too much energy in to others rather than right into himself.".