.Tom Hamilton, Elderly Person WriterSep 3, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClose u2022 Participated in ESPN in 2011 u2022 Dealt with two Olympics, a set of Rugby Globe Cups and also 2 British & Irish Lions scenic tours u2022 Earlier rugby publisher, and ended up being senior writer in 2018Netherlands supervisor Ronald Koeman has claimed Steven Bergwijn prioritised monetary ambition over his own showing off aspirations after accomplishing a EUR25 million ($ 27.6 m) transfer to Saudi Pro Game edge Al Ittihad, adding he will definitely rule out the ahead for international duty for the not far off future.Bergwijn's move coming from Ajax to Al Ittihad was announced on Monday, as well as it has actually agitated Koeman who stated the move is different to the instance of Georginio Wijnaldum when he left behind PSG for Al Ettifaq in September 2023. Publisher's Picks2 Related" Georginio Wijnaldum once went in this way because he had an issue at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman stated. "He might just visit that nation to play volleyball till January. In Bergwijn's case is actually that he goes at the grow older of 26, sporting ambition carries out certainly not dominate. Not everyone presumes, fortunately, similarly. I assume when you are actually 26 the major ambition needs to be actually sporting and certainly not financial, yet those are options players make." Bergwijn will play under Laurent Blanc in Saudi Arabia in a staff that features N'Golo Kantu00e9, Karim Benzema, Fabinho, Houssem Aouar, Predrag Rajkovic and also Moussa Diaby.Koeman said Bergwijn was not responsible to occupy the Saudi deal." He could possess remained at Ajax, could not he? As well as I assume they spend OK at Ajax too. But of course, it's his choice," he said.Steven Bergwijn possesses 35 hats for Netherlands because making his international launching in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I have not resided in that condition on my own. I might most likely to Barcelona. I presume if Bergwijn can possess gone to Barcelona, he wouldn't have mosted likely to Saudi Arabia either." The technique wants to have hurt Bergwijn's chances of contributing to his 35 caps for the Netherlands." Guide is actually basically shut for him, though," Koeman pointed out of Bergwijn's worldwide odds. "He has actually not contacted me regarding this. I think he knows exactly how I consider this." In the meantime, leader Virgil truck Dijk has dedicated his future to the Netherlands until the 2026 Planet Cup a minimum of, Koeman validated on Tuesday.Koeman claimed he flew to Liverpool to possess face-to-face talks with Vehicle Dijk." I thought it was actually so vital to go to him to see and 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 for yourself? As well as he does. And also I perform the same along with him. All uncertainty is actually gone, he simply happens," Koeman said." He acknowledged he carried out not get to the amount you would get out of him as a player at the International Champion. As leader, I believe he performed a wonderful task. However maybe consequently, he placed a lot of electricity right into others as opposed to in to themself.".