.Tom Hamilton, Elder WriterSep 3, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClose u2022 Joined ESPN in 2011 u2022 Dealt with 2 Olympics, a set of Rugby Planet Cups as well as two British & Irish Lions tours u2022 Recently rugby publisher, and also came to be elderly author in 2018Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman has actually claimed Steven Bergwijn prioritised monetary dream over his personal showing off ambitions after finishing a EUR25 million ($ 27.6 m) relocate to Saudi Pro Game side Al Ittihad, including he will certainly not consider the forward for worldwide obligation for the foreseeable future.Bergwijn's relocation from Ajax to Al Ittihad was revealed on Monday, as well as it has actually agitated Koeman that pointed out 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 this way due to the fact that he possessed an issue at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman mentioned. "He could only visit that nation to participate in volleyball up until January. In Bergwijn's instance is actually that he goes at the age of 26, featuring ambition carries out certainly not dominate. Certainly not everybody assumes, luckily, the same way. I believe when you are actually 26 the primary aspiration should be featuring and certainly not monetary, but those are choices gamers create." Bergwijn will certainly play under Laurent Blanc in Saudi Arabia in a staff that features N'Golo Kantu00e9, Karim Benzema, Fabinho, Houssem Aouar, Predrag Rajkovic and also Moussa Diaby.Koeman pointed out Bergwijn was actually not bound to occupy the Saudi offer." He could possess stayed at Ajax, could not he? And I assume they pay OK at Ajax too. But of course, it's his selection," he said.Steven Bergwijn has 35 caps for Netherlands because making his worldwide debut in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I have not resided in that scenario on my own. I could possibly head to Barcelona. I presume if Bergwijn could have mosted likely to Barcelona, he would not have actually mosted likely to Saudi Arabia either." The relocation looks to have actually hurt Bergwijn's opportunities of adding to his 35 caps for the Netherlands." The book is essentially finalized for him, though," Koeman mentioned of Bergwijn's global possibilities. "He has certainly not contacted me about this. I think he understands just how I think of this." On the other hand, captain Virgil vehicle Dijk has actually dedicated his future to the Netherlands until the 2026 Globe Cup at least, Koeman verified on Tuesday.Koeman stated he soared to Liverpool to possess face-to-face talks with Truck Dijk." I thought it was thus essential to head to him to view and also pity him: are you heading to give it your all for an additional 2 years at the highest level and do you still observe a future for yourself? And he carries out. And I perform the same along with him. All uncertainty is actually gone, he just takes place," Koeman mentioned." He admitted he performed certainly not reach out to the level you would certainly get out of him as a gamer at the European Championship. As captain, I assume he carried out a wonderful work. But possibly therefore, he placed a lot of energy right into others instead of into themself.".