.Tom Hamilton, Elder WriterSep 3, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClose u2022 Participated in ESPN in 2011 u2022 Covered pair of Olympics, a set of Rugby World Cups as well as pair of British & Irish Lions scenic tours u2022 Earlier rugby publisher, and also ended up being senior author in 2018Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman has actually pointed out Steven Bergwijn prioritised economic objective over his personal sporting ambitions after finishing a EUR25 million ($ 27.6 m) relocate to Saudi Pro Organization side Al Ittihad, including he will definitely rule out the forward for worldwide responsibility for the near future.Bergwijn's action from Ajax to Al Ittihad was actually introduced on Monday, and also it has angered Koeman that mentioned the transfer is actually various to the instance of Georginio Wijnaldum when he left behind PSG for Al Ettifaq in September 2023. Publisher's Picks2 Related" Georginio Wijnaldum when went in this way because he possessed a concern at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman said. "He can just most likely to that nation to play football until January. In Bergwijn's scenario is actually that he goes at the age of 26, featuring aspiration performs certainly not dominate. Certainly not everybody assumes, thankfully, the same way. I presume when you are 26 the principal aspiration needs to be sporting and also certainly not monetary, however those are choices gamers make." 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 and also Moussa Diaby.Koeman claimed Bergwijn was actually not bound to occupy the Saudi promotion." He could possess remained at Ajax, couldn't he? And also I think they spend OK at Ajax too. Yet of course, it's his choice," he said.Steven Bergwijn has 35 limits for Netherlands since producing his worldwide launching in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I have not remained in that circumstance myself. I could most likely to Barcelona. I believe if Bergwijn can possess headed to Barcelona, he definitely would not have mosted likely to Saudi Arabia either." The technique aims to have actually harmed Bergwijn's odds of including in his 35 hats for the Netherlands." The book is actually basically closed for him, however," Koeman said of Bergwijn's global chances. "He has certainly not contacted me regarding this. I think he understands exactly how I think of this." In the meantime, captain Virgil van Dijk has committed his future to the Netherlands up until the 2026 Globe Cup at the very least, Koeman affirmed on Tuesday.Koeman said he flew to Liverpool to have face-to-face talks with Van Dijk." I assumed it was actually so necessary to go to him to find as well as pity him: are you mosting likely to offer it your all for yet another pair of years at the highest degree and also perform you still observe a future for yourself? And also he carries out. And I do the exact same with him. All hesitation is actually gone, he only goes on," Koeman claimed." He accepted he did certainly not reach the level you will anticipate from him as a gamer at the European Championship. As captain, I presume he performed a great work. Yet perhaps because of this, he put way too much electricity into others as opposed to into themself.".