.Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterSep 3, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClose u2022 Joined ESPN in 2011 u2022 Dealt with two Olympics, a pair of Rugby Globe Cups and also pair of British & Irish Lions excursions u2022 Earlier rugby editor, and came to be senior writer in 2018Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman has actually pointed out Steven Bergwijn prioritised economic dream over his personal showing off aspirations after completing a EUR25 thousand ($ 27.6 m) move to Saudi Pro Game side Al Ittihad, including he is going to rule out the ahead for worldwide duty for the not far off future.Bergwijn's move coming from Ajax to Al Ittihad was actually announced on Monday, and it has actually agitated Koeman that pointed out the move is different to the situation of Georginio Wijnaldum when he left behind PSG for Al Ettifaq in September 2023. Editor's Picks2 Related" Georginio Wijnaldum when went this way due to the fact that he possessed a problem at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman claimed. "He can only go to that nation to play soccer until January. In Bergwijn's situation is that he addresses the age of 26, sporting ambition carries out certainly not dominate. Not everyone assumes, luckily, the same way. I think when you are 26 the main aspiration should be actually sporting and certainly not economic, however those are actually choices players make." Bergwijn will play under Laurent Blanc in Saudi Arabia in a staff that includes N'Golo Kantu00e9, Karim Benzema, Fabinho, Houssem Aouar, Predrag Rajkovic and Moussa Diaby.Koeman said Bergwijn was not bound to occupy the Saudi offer." He could possess stayed at Ajax, couldn't he? And also I presume they spend OK at Ajax too. Yet indeed, it's his selection," he said.Steven Bergwijn possesses 35 caps for Netherlands due to the fact that creating his worldwide debut in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I haven't remained in that scenario myself. I can most likely to Barcelona. I think if Bergwijn might possess mosted likely to Barcelona, he wouldn't have visited Saudi Arabia either." The relocation tries to have harmed Bergwijn's odds of contributing to his 35 hats for the Netherlands." The book is actually essentially closed for him, though," Koeman pointed out of Bergwijn's international chances. "He has certainly not called me regarding this. I believe he recognizes how I think about this." At the same time, captain Virgil van Dijk has devoted his future to the Netherlands up until the 2026 Globe Cup at least, Koeman validated on Tuesday.Koeman mentioned he soared to Liverpool to possess direct talks with Truck Dijk." I believed it was actually therefore important to head to him to see as well as feel with him: are you heading to offer it your all for another pair of years at the highest level and also do you still observe a future for yourself? And he performs. And also I perform the same with him. All uncertainty is actually gone, he merely takes place," Koeman claimed." He accepted he did not reach out to the level you will anticipate from him as a player at the European Champion. As captain, I think he carried out a terrific project. But possibly consequently, he placed excessive electricity into others instead of into himself.".