.Tom Hamilton, Elder WriterSep 3, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClose u2022 Participated in ESPN in 2011 u2022 Dealt with pair of Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and also pair of British & Irish Lions tours u2022 Previously rugby editor, and also became elderly article writer in 2018Netherlands supervisor Ronald Koeman has claimed Steven Bergwijn prioritised monetary aspiration over his very own showing off goals after completing a EUR25 thousand ($ 27.6 m) transfer to Saudi Pro League side Al Ittihad, including he will definitely rule out the forward for international obligation for the near future.Bergwijn's move coming from Ajax to Al Ittihad was actually introduced on Monday, and also it has actually angered Koeman who said 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 that way considering that he had a trouble at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman mentioned. "He could just head to that nation to participate in football until January. In Bergwijn's case is that he addresses the age of 26, sporting passion does certainly not prevail. Certainly not everyone thinks, fortunately, the same way. I think when you are 26 the principal aspiration needs to be sporting as well as certainly not financial, however those are actually options gamers make." Bergwijn will definitely participate in under Laurent Blanc in Saudi Arabia in a crew that consists of N'Golo Kantu00e9, Karim Benzema, Fabinho, Houssem Aouar, Predrag Rajkovic and also Moussa Diaby.Koeman mentioned Bergwijn was actually certainly not responsible to take up the Saudi promotion." He could have remained at Ajax, couldn't he? And I think they spend OK at Ajax too. But certainly, it's his selection," he said.Steven Bergwijn possesses 35 caps for Netherlands given that creating his worldwide debut in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I haven't been in that circumstance myself. I could most likely to Barcelona. I presume if Bergwijn might possess gone to Barcelona, he would not have gone to Saudi Arabia either." The move looks to have actually injured Bergwijn's odds of including in his 35 caps for the Netherlands." Guide is generally shut for him, however," Koeman pointed out of Bergwijn's worldwide chances. "He has actually not called me regarding this. I presume he knows how I think about this." In the meantime, leader Virgil van Dijk has dedicated his future to the Netherlands till the 2026 World Mug at least, Koeman validated on Tuesday.Koeman mentioned he soared to Liverpool to have in person talks along with Truck Dijk." I believed it was therefore significant to go to him to observe and feel with him: are you heading to provide it your all for an additional two years at the highest degree as well as perform you still find a future on your own? And also he carries out. And also I perform the same with him. All uncertainty is actually gone, he merely goes on," Koeman claimed." He accepted he performed not reach out to the level you would expect from him as a gamer at the European Championship. As leader, I presume he performed a wonderful task. Yet probably because of this, he placed excessive power in to others instead of right into themself.".