.Tom Hamilton, Elder WriterSep 3, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClose u2022 Joined ESPN in 2011 u2022 Covered pair of Olympics, a pair of Rugby Globe Cups as well as 2 British & Irish Lions trips u2022 Recently rugby editor, as well as ended up being senior writer in 2018Netherlands supervisor Ronald Koeman has pointed out Steven Bergwijn prioritised economic aspiration over his very own sporting goals after accomplishing a EUR25 thousand ($ 27.6 m) relocate to Saudi Pro League side Al Ittihad, adding he will certainly rule out the ahead for global task for the foreseeable future.Bergwijn's step coming from Ajax to Al Ittihad was revealed on Monday, as well as it has outraged Koeman who pointed out the transfer is various to the case of Georginio Wijnaldum when he left PSG for Al Ettifaq in September 2023. Editor's Picks2 Related" Georginio Wijnaldum the moment went in this way due to the fact that he had a complication at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman said. "He might merely go to that country to play volleyball until January. In Bergwijn's instance is that he goes at the age of 26, featuring passion performs certainly not dominate. Not everyone assumes, luckily, similarly. I believe when you are actually 26 the principal aspiration must be actually showing off and certainly not economic, yet those are selections gamers create." Bergwijn is going to participate in under Laurent Blanc in Saudi Arabia in a team that includes N'Golo Kantu00e9, Karim Benzema, Fabinho, Houssem Aouar, Predrag Rajkovic and Moussa Diaby.Koeman said Bergwijn was not responsible to occupy the Saudi provide." He could possess stayed at Ajax, could not he? As well as I think they pay out OK at Ajax also. Yet certainly, it's his selection," he said.Steven Bergwijn has 35 hats for Netherlands because producing his international debut in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I haven't been in that situation myself. I could possibly most likely to Barcelona. I assume if Bergwijn might have visited Barcelona, he wouldn't have visited Saudi Arabia either." The technique looks to have actually harmed Bergwijn's possibilities of adding to his 35 limits for the Netherlands." The book is essentially closed for him, though," Koeman claimed of Bergwijn's worldwide possibilities. "He has actually not called me about this. I assume he understands exactly how I deal with this." On the other hand, captain Virgil vehicle Dijk has actually dedicated his future to the Netherlands until the 2026 Planet Cup at the very least, Koeman verified on Tuesday.Koeman said he soared to Liverpool to possess direct talks along with Vehicle Dijk." I believed it was thus significant to visit him to observe as well as feel with him: are you visiting offer it your all for an additional pair of years at the highest degree and also do you still observe a future for yourself? And he performs. And also I do the same with him. All uncertainty is gone, he only goes on," Koeman mentioned." He admitted he performed certainly not connect with the level you would certainly anticipate from him as a player at the European Championship. As leader, I believe he performed a fantastic project. But possibly therefore, he put way too much electricity into others instead of into himself.".