.Tom Hamilton, Senior Citizen WriterSep 3, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClose u2022 Joined ESPN in 2011 u2022 Dealt with pair of Olympics, a pair of Rugby Planet Cups and 2 British & Irish Lions scenic tours u2022 Previously rugby editor, and also became senior author in 2018Netherlands supervisor Ronald Koeman has claimed Steven Bergwijn prioritised monetary dream over his own sporting goals after completing a EUR25 thousand ($ 27.6 m) transfer to Saudi Pro Organization edge Al Ittihad, adding he will not consider the ahead for global task for the foreseeable future.Bergwijn's relocation coming from Ajax to Al Ittihad was introduced on Monday, and also it has actually agitated Koeman that claimed the transmission 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 once went this way because he had a complication at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman mentioned. "He can simply go to that nation to play football until January. In Bergwijn's situation is actually that he addresses the grow older of 26, sporting aspiration does certainly not prevail. Not everyone assumes, the good news is, the same way. I assume when you are 26 the major ambition must be showing off and also not economic, however those are actually choices players create." Bergwijn will participate in under Laurent Blanc in Saudi Arabia in a group that consists of N'Golo Kantu00e9, Karim Benzema, Fabinho, Houssem Aouar, Predrag Rajkovic as well as Moussa Diaby.Koeman said Bergwijn was certainly not bound to use up the Saudi promotion." He could possess stayed at Ajax, couldn't he? And also I assume they pay out OK at Ajax as well. But certainly, it's his selection," he said.Steven Bergwijn has 35 hats for Netherlands since making his worldwide debut in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I haven't remained in that situation myself. I could most likely to Barcelona. I presume if Bergwijn could have visited Barcelona, he definitely would not have headed to Saudi Arabia either." The technique aims to have actually hurt Bergwijn's odds of adding to his 35 limits for the Netherlands." The book is basically shut for him, however," Koeman mentioned of Bergwijn's international opportunities. "He has actually not called me concerning this. I assume he understands just how I deal with this." Meanwhile, leader Virgil van Dijk has committed his future to the Netherlands until the 2026 World Mug a minimum of, Koeman confirmed on Tuesday.Koeman said he soared to Liverpool to have direct talks along with Van Dijk." I assumed it was actually thus significant to go to him to see and feel with him: are you heading to give it your all for another two years at the highest level and also do you still see a future on your own? As well as he does. And I perform the very same with him. All hesitation is gone, he only goes on," Koeman mentioned." He confessed he did not get to the level you would certainly get out of him as a gamer at the European Champion. As captain, I assume he performed an excellent job. Yet maybe because of this, he put excessive power in to others as opposed to into himself.".