.Tom Hamilton, Elder WriterSep 3, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClose u2022 Signed up with ESPN in 2011 u2022 Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups as well as 2 British & Irish Lions tours u2022 Previously rugby editor, and came to be elderly writer in 2018Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman has actually claimed Steven Bergwijn prioritised monetary aspiration over his very own featuring ambitions after completing a EUR25 thousand ($ 27.6 m) relocate to Saudi Pro League side Al Ittihad, adding he will definitely not consider the ahead for global task for the not far off future.Bergwijn's relocation coming from Ajax to Al Ittihad was revealed on Monday, as well as it has actually angered Koeman who pointed out the move is actually various to the instance of Georginio Wijnaldum when he left behind PSG for Al Ettifaq in September 2023. Editor's Picks2 Related" Georginio Wijnaldum when went by doing this since he possessed a trouble at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman claimed. "He can simply go to that country to participate in volleyball till January. In Bergwijn's situation is actually that he goes at the age of 26, featuring aspiration carries out not dominate. Certainly not every person believes, fortunately, the same way. I believe when you are 26 the major passion ought to be featuring and not economic, however those are actually choices players make." Bergwijn is going to participate in under Laurent Blanc in Saudi Arabia in a staff that consists of N'Golo Kantu00e9, Karim Benzema, Fabinho, Houssem Aouar, Predrag Rajkovic and Moussa Diaby.Koeman mentioned Bergwijn was actually not duty-bound to use up the Saudi provide." He could possess remained at Ajax, couldn't he? And I think they pay out OK at Ajax too. But certainly, it's his choice," he said.Steven Bergwijn has 35 hats for Netherlands due to the fact that creating his global launching in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I haven't been in that circumstance myself. I could go to Barcelona. I presume if Bergwijn could possibly possess gone to Barcelona, he would not have actually gone to Saudi Arabia either." The relocation tries to have injured Bergwijn's possibilities of adding to his 35 limits for the Netherlands." Guide is actually essentially finalized for him, though," Koeman claimed of Bergwijn's global possibilities. "He has certainly not contacted me concerning this. I think he understands exactly how I think of this." On the other hand, captain Virgil van Dijk has dedicated his future to the Netherlands till the 2026 World Mug a minimum of, Koeman verified on Tuesday.Koeman mentioned he flew to Liverpool to have direct talks with Van Dijk." I thought it was actually thus important to visit him to view and also feel with him: are you heading to give it your all for one more pair of years at the highest level as well as do you still see a future on your own? And also he performs. As well as I carry out the exact same with him. All question is gone, he simply goes on," Koeman claimed." He confessed he did certainly not reach the degree you will anticipate from him as a player at the European Championship. As leader, I presume he did an excellent job. But possibly as a result, he put a lot of electricity right into others instead of into himself.".