.Tom Hamilton, Elderly Person WriterSep 3, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClose u2022 Joined ESPN in 2011 u2022 Covered 2 Olympics, a set of Rugby Planet Cups and pair of British & Irish Lions trips u2022 Earlier rugby editor, as well as ended up being elderly article writer in 2018Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman has mentioned Steven Bergwijn prioritised financial dream over his very own sporting goals after completing a EUR25 million ($ 27.6 m) move to Saudi Pro League edge Al Ittihad, adding he will certainly not consider the onward for worldwide duty for the direct future.Bergwijn's move from Ajax to Al Ittihad was announced on Monday, and it has actually outraged Koeman that said the transmission is different to the scenario of Georginio Wijnaldum when he left PSG for Al Ettifaq in September 2023. Publisher's Picks2 Related" Georginio Wijnaldum once went in this way given that he had a complication at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman stated. "He might merely head to that country to participate in football up until January. In Bergwijn's instance is that he goes at the grow older of 26, sporting passion performs certainly not dominate. Not every person assumes, luckily, the same way. I think when you are actually 26 the principal aspiration should be sporting and also certainly not monetary, but those are selections players make." Bergwijn will participate in 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 certainly not duty-bound to occupy the Saudi provide." He could have remained at Ajax, couldn't he? As well as I presume they pay OK at Ajax also. Yet yes, it's his choice," he said.Steven Bergwijn possesses 35 hats for Netherlands because producing his international debut in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I haven't remained in that situation on my own. I might go to Barcelona. I believe if Bergwijn can have gone to Barcelona, he would not have gone to Saudi Arabia either." The relocation seeks to have hurt Bergwijn's odds of contributing to his 35 limits for the Netherlands." Guide is essentially finalized for him, however," Koeman pointed out of Bergwijn's global odds. "He has certainly not called me concerning this. I assume he knows just how I think about this." In the meantime, leader Virgil van Dijk has actually committed his future to the Netherlands until the 2026 Globe Mug a minimum of, Koeman confirmed on Tuesday.Koeman stated he flew to Liverpool to have face-to-face talks with Van Dijk." I thought it was actually therefore vital to visit him to view and also feel with him: are you heading to provide it your all for one more 2 years at the highest degree and perform you still find a future for yourself? And he does. And I perform the same along with him. All question is gone, he merely happens," Koeman claimed." He admitted he did not connect with the degree you would certainly anticipate from him as a player at the European Championship. As captain, I think he carried out a terrific project. However maybe therefore, he put too much energy into others as opposed to into themself.".