.Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterSep 3, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClose u2022 Joined ESPN in 2011 u2022 Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby Globe Cups and also pair of British & Irish Lions trips u2022 Recently rugby editor, and also came to be senior writer in 2018Netherlands supervisor Ronald Koeman has actually mentioned Steven Bergwijn prioritised financial objective over his personal featuring aspirations after accomplishing a EUR25 thousand ($ 27.6 m) relocate to Saudi Pro League side Al Ittihad, incorporating he will definitely rule out the onward for international responsibility for the direct future.Bergwijn's step coming from Ajax to Al Ittihad was actually introduced on Monday, and it has actually outraged Koeman who pointed out the move is actually various to the case of Georginio Wijnaldum when he left PSG for Al Ettifaq in September 2023. Publisher's Picks2 Related" Georginio Wijnaldum when went by doing this due to the fact that he had a problem at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman said. "He can simply most likely to that country to participate in football up until January. In Bergwijn's instance is actually that he goes at the age of 26, sporting aspiration performs certainly not prevail. Certainly not everybody presumes, fortunately, the same way. I presume when you are actually 26 the major passion needs to be actually featuring and also certainly not financial, however those are choices players create." Bergwijn will certainly participate in under Laurent Blanc in Saudi Arabia in a team that includes N'Golo Kantu00e9, Karim Benzema, Fabinho, Houssem Aouar, Predrag Rajkovic and also Moussa Diaby.Koeman stated Bergwijn was actually certainly not duty-bound to take up the Saudi deal." He could possess remained at Ajax, could not he? As well as I assume they pay OK at Ajax also. However of course, it's his selection," he said.Steven Bergwijn possesses 35 hats for Netherlands given that creating his worldwide launching in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I have not remained in that circumstance on my own. I could head to Barcelona. I presume if Bergwijn could possibly possess gone to Barcelona, he would not have headed to Saudi Arabia either." The step tries to have hurt Bergwijn's possibilities of including in his 35 caps for the Netherlands." Guide is actually essentially closed for him, though," Koeman claimed of Bergwijn's worldwide odds. "He has not called me regarding this. I presume he understands just how I think of this." At the same time, captain Virgil vehicle Dijk has actually dedicated his future to the Netherlands up until the 2026 Planet Cup a minimum of, Koeman verified on Tuesday.Koeman stated he soared to Liverpool to possess face-to-face talks with Van Dijk." I believed it was therefore significant to head to him to find as well as feel with him: are you going to offer it your all for another two years at the highest degree as well as perform you still see a future for yourself? And also he performs. As well as I do the very same with him. All hesitation is actually gone, he only goes on," Koeman claimed." He acknowledged he did certainly not reach the amount you would certainly get out of him as a gamer at the International Champion. As leader, I believe he performed a fantastic job. However perhaps consequently, he placed way too much energy into others rather than right into himself.".