.Tom Hamilton, Elderly Person WriterSep 3, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClose u2022 Joined ESPN in 2011 u2022 Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby Globe Cups and pair of British & Irish Lions tours u2022 Formerly rugby publisher, and ended up being elderly writer in 2018Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman has stated Steven Bergwijn prioritised economic ambition over his very own sporting ambitions after finishing a EUR25 thousand ($ 27.6 m) relocate to Saudi Pro League side Al Ittihad, adding he will definitely not consider the onward for global responsibility for the near future.Bergwijn's technique coming from Ajax to Al Ittihad was revealed on Monday, as well as it has angered Koeman that claimed the transfer is actually different to the instance of Georginio Wijnaldum when he left PSG for Al Ettifaq in September 2023. Editor's Picks2 Related" Georginio Wijnaldum the moment went in this way considering that he possessed a trouble at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman stated. "He could merely go to that country to participate in soccer until January. In Bergwijn's case is actually that he addresses the age of 26, featuring ambition does certainly not dominate. Certainly not everyone assumes, the good news is, the same way. I presume when you are actually 26 the principal aspiration ought to be actually featuring as well as certainly not economic, yet those are actually selections players create." Bergwijn is going to participate in under Laurent Blanc in Saudi Arabia in a team that features N'Golo Kantu00e9, Karim Benzema, Fabinho, Houssem Aouar, Predrag Rajkovic and also Moussa Diaby.Koeman claimed Bergwijn was not duty-bound to take up the Saudi offer." He could possess stayed at Ajax, could not he? And also I think they spend OK at Ajax as well. Yet certainly, it's his option," he said.Steven Bergwijn has 35 hats for Netherlands because creating his international debut in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I have not remained in that condition on my own. I could visit Barcelona. I presume if Bergwijn could possibly possess headed to Barcelona, he would not have actually mosted likely to Saudi Arabia either." The relocation seeks to have hurt Bergwijn's odds of including in his 35 caps for the Netherlands." The book is actually generally finalized for him, however," Koeman pointed out of Bergwijn's international odds. "He has certainly not called me about this. I believe he recognizes how I consider this." Meanwhile, leader Virgil vehicle Dijk has committed his future to the Netherlands till the 2026 World Mug at least, Koeman verified on Tuesday.Koeman mentioned he flew to Liverpool to possess in person talks with Van Dijk." I believed it was actually therefore significant to visit him to find and also pity him: are you going to provide it your all for another 2 years at the highest level and do you still view a future on your own? And also he does. And also I carry out the exact same along with him. All question is gone, he simply takes place," Koeman stated." He accepted he performed certainly not connect with the level you would anticipate from him as a player at the European Championship. As leader, I presume he carried out an excellent work. But possibly as a result, he placed way too much electricity right into others rather than in to himself.".