.Tom Hamilton, Senior Citizen WriterSep 3, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClose u2022 Joined ESPN in 2011 u2022 Dealt with 2 Olympics, a pair of Rugby Globe Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours u2022 Previously rugby editor, as well as came to be elderly writer in 2018Netherlands supervisor Ronald Koeman has actually claimed Steven Bergwijn prioritised monetary dream over his very own showing off desires after completing a EUR25 thousand ($ 27.6 m) relocate to Saudi Pro Organization edge Al Ittihad, incorporating he will certainly rule out the onward for global duty for the foreseeable future.Bergwijn's relocation coming from Ajax to Al Ittihad was introduced on Monday, as well as it has actually angered Koeman who claimed the move 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 when went that way since he had a concern at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman mentioned. "He can just visit that country to participate in volleyball until January. In Bergwijn's instance is that he goes at the age of 26, showing off aspiration carries out certainly not dominate. Certainly not every person believes, fortunately, the same way. I think when you are 26 the primary ambition must be actually featuring as well as not financial, however those are actually choices players make." Bergwijn will definitely play 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 stated Bergwijn was not duty-bound to occupy the Saudi provide." He could have remained at Ajax, couldn't he? And I think they pay for OK at Ajax as well. However indeed, it's his selection," he said.Steven Bergwijn possesses 35 limits for Netherlands given that making his international launching in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I have not resided in that scenario myself. I could possibly go to Barcelona. I think if Bergwijn could possibly have gone to Barcelona, he wouldn't have mosted likely to Saudi Arabia either." The action tries to have actually hurt Bergwijn's opportunities of adding to his 35 limits for the Netherlands." Guide is actually primarily shut for him, though," Koeman stated of Bergwijn's worldwide chances. "He has certainly not contacted me regarding this. I think he understands just how I deal with this." At the same time, captain Virgil truck Dijk has actually committed his future to the Netherlands until the 2026 Globe Mug at least, Koeman affirmed on Tuesday.Koeman mentioned he flew to Liverpool to possess direct talks with Vehicle Dijk." I assumed it was actually therefore necessary to head to him to observe and also feel with him: are you mosting likely to offer it your all for one more two years at the highest degree as well as perform you still find a future on your own? As well as he does. And also I carry out the same along with him. All uncertainty is actually gone, he only goes on," Koeman said." He confessed he carried out certainly not get to the degree you would anticipate from him as a gamer at the International Champion. As leader, I assume he did a wonderful project. Yet maybe therefore, he placed excessive power in to others instead of into himself.".