.Tom Hamilton, Elder WriterSep 3, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClose u2022 Participated in ESPN in 2011 u2022 Dealt with pair of Olympics, a set of Rugby World Cups and also 2 British & Irish Lions tours u2022 Formerly rugby editor, and also came to be senior article writer in 2018Netherlands supervisor Ronald Koeman has actually pointed out Steven Bergwijn prioritised monetary dream over his very own featuring goals after finishing a EUR25 thousand ($ 27.6 m) move to Saudi Pro League side Al Ittihad, adding he is going to rule out the forward for worldwide duty for the foreseeable future.Bergwijn's technique coming from Ajax to Al Ittihad was actually declared on Monday, as well as it has outraged Koeman who stated the transmission is different 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 this way considering that he possessed an issue at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman mentioned. "He might only visit that nation to play soccer until January. In Bergwijn's case is that he addresses the grow older of 26, showing off ambition performs certainly not dominate. Certainly not every person presumes, the good news is, the same way. I presume when you are actually 26 the primary passion needs to be sporting as well as not monetary, yet those are choices players make." Bergwijn will 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 Moussa Diaby.Koeman mentioned Bergwijn was actually not duty-bound to take up the Saudi provide." He could have stayed at Ajax, could not he? And I assume they pay out OK at Ajax too. Yet indeed, it's his selection," he said.Steven Bergwijn possesses 35 hats for Netherlands since producing his worldwide debut in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I have not been in that scenario on my own. I can go to Barcelona. I think if Bergwijn might possess headed to Barcelona, he wouldn't have mosted likely to Saudi Arabia either." The technique seeks to have hurt Bergwijn's odds of including in his 35 hats for the Netherlands." The book is actually essentially closed for him, however," Koeman said of Bergwijn's global chances. "He has actually not contacted me about this. I think he knows exactly how I deal with this." Meanwhile, captain Virgil vehicle Dijk has devoted his future to the Netherlands until the 2026 World Cup at the very least, Koeman verified on Tuesday.Koeman said he flew to Liverpool to have in person talks with Vehicle Dijk." I presumed it was actually therefore significant to visit him to see as well as feel with him: are you heading to offer it your all for another two years at the highest level as well as do you still see a future on your own? And he carries out. And also I carry out the exact same with him. All hesitation is gone, he only happens," Koeman said." He accepted he performed certainly not get to the degree you would expect from him as a player at the European Champion. As captain, I assume he did a terrific project. Yet probably therefore, he placed too much energy in to others as opposed to right into himself.".