.Tom Hamilton, Elderly Person 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 and also two British & Irish Lions tours u2022 Recently rugby publisher, as well as came to be senior author in 2018Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman has mentioned Steven Bergwijn prioritised monetary ambition over his own sporting ambitions after completing a EUR25 million ($ 27.6 m) move to Saudi Pro League side Al Ittihad, adding he is going to rule out the forward for international task for the not far off future.Bergwijn's relocation from Ajax to Al Ittihad was announced on Monday, as well as it has actually outraged Koeman who mentioned the move is actually different to the case of Georginio Wijnaldum when he left PSG for Al Ettifaq in September 2023. Editor's Picks2 Related" Georginio Wijnaldum once went that way since he had a concern at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman stated. "He might simply go to that nation to play football till January. In Bergwijn's scenario is actually that he goes at the age of 26, featuring passion does certainly not dominate. Not every person presumes, thankfully, similarly. I assume when you are 26 the primary passion needs to be actually showing off as well as not economic, however those are choices players make." Bergwijn is going to play under Laurent Blanc in Saudi Arabia in a team that consists of N'Golo Kantu00e9, Karim Benzema, Fabinho, Houssem Aouar, Predrag Rajkovic and Moussa Diaby.Koeman pointed out Bergwijn was actually not duty-bound to occupy the Saudi provide." He could have stayed at Ajax, couldn't he? As well as I think they pay OK at Ajax too. But certainly, it's his choice," he said.Steven Bergwijn has 35 hats for Netherlands since making his international debut in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I haven't been in that scenario myself. I might most likely to Barcelona. I believe if Bergwijn can possess mosted likely to Barcelona, he wouldn't have actually visited Saudi Arabia either." The step seeks to have injured Bergwijn's opportunities of contributing to his 35 caps for the Netherlands." The book is essentially finalized for him, though," Koeman pointed out of Bergwijn's worldwide odds. "He has certainly not called me concerning this. I presume he understands just how I think about this." Meanwhile, captain Virgil van Dijk has actually dedicated his future to the Netherlands until the 2026 Globe Mug at the very least, Koeman affirmed on Tuesday.Koeman said he soared to Liverpool to possess face-to-face talks with Van Dijk." I assumed it was actually thus necessary to visit him to view and also feel with him: are you visiting give it your all for another two years at the highest level and perform you still find a future for yourself? And he performs. And I do the exact same with him. All uncertainty is gone, he merely happens," Koeman pointed out." He confessed he did certainly not reach out to the amount you would expect from him as a gamer at the International Champion. As captain, I assume he did an excellent work. Yet probably as a result, he placed excessive electricity into others instead of into himself.".