.Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterSep 3, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClose u2022 Signed up with ESPN in 2011 u2022 Covered pair of Olympics, a pair of Rugby Globe Cups and pair of British & Irish Lions excursions u2022 Recently rugby editor, and also ended up being elderly article writer in 2018Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman has actually mentioned Steven Bergwijn prioritised financial aspiration over his personal featuring desires after finishing a EUR25 thousand ($ 27.6 m) transfer to Saudi Pro League side Al Ittihad, including he is going to not consider the ahead for international responsibility for the not far off future.Bergwijn's technique from Ajax to Al Ittihad was actually revealed on Monday, and also it has actually outraged Koeman who pointed out the transactions is actually different to the situation of Georginio Wijnaldum when he left PSG for Al Ettifaq in September 2023. Publisher's Picks2 Related" Georginio Wijnaldum when went in this way considering that he had an issue at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman pointed out. "He might simply head to that nation to play volleyball until January. In Bergwijn's situation is that he goes at the age of 26, sporting passion carries out not dominate. Not everyone thinks, the good news is, the same way. I assume when you are actually 26 the primary passion ought to be actually showing off as well as certainly not monetary, yet those are actually selections players create." 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 and Moussa Diaby.Koeman claimed Bergwijn was certainly not duty-bound to take up the Saudi deal." He could have stayed at Ajax, couldn't he? As well as I believe they pay for OK at Ajax too. But indeed, it's his option," he said.Steven Bergwijn has 35 hats for Netherlands considering that making his worldwide launching in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I haven't remained in that circumstance myself. I could possibly go to Barcelona. I assume if Bergwijn could possibly have mosted likely to Barcelona, he wouldn't have visited Saudi Arabia either." The move aims to have actually harmed Bergwijn's opportunities of adding to his 35 limits for the Netherlands." Guide is primarily finalized for him, though," Koeman stated of Bergwijn's worldwide opportunities. "He has actually certainly not called me regarding this. I believe he understands just how I deal with this." At the same time, leader Virgil van Dijk has actually dedicated his future to the Netherlands until the 2026 Planet Mug at least, Koeman verified on Tuesday.Koeman said he soared to Liverpool to possess face-to-face talks along with Truck Dijk." I assumed it was therefore significant to visit him to see as well as feel with him: are you mosting likely to provide it your all for an additional 2 years at the highest degree and perform you still find a future on your own? As well as he carries out. As well as I do the very same with him. All question is actually gone, he just takes place," Koeman mentioned." He admitted he did certainly not get to the amount you will anticipate from him as a gamer at the International Champion. As captain, I believe he carried out a wonderful task. However perhaps consequently, he placed way too much power into others as opposed to into himself.".