.Tom Hamilton, Elder WriterSep 3, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClose u2022 Participated in ESPN in 2011 u2022 Dealt with 2 Olympics, a set of Rugby Globe Cups as well as 2 British & Irish Lions scenic tours u2022 Recently rugby publisher, and also came to be senior author in 2018Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman has actually mentioned Steven Bergwijn prioritised economic objective over his personal showing off desires after completing a EUR25 million ($ 27.6 m) relocate to Saudi Pro Game edge Al Ittihad, including he will not consider the forward for worldwide role for the near future.Bergwijn's technique from Ajax to Al Ittihad was actually announced on Monday, and also it has actually agitated Koeman that stated the transactions is actually different to the scenario of Georginio Wijnaldum when he left PSG for Al Ettifaq in September 2023. Publisher's Picks2 Related" Georginio Wijnaldum the moment went by doing this considering that he had a trouble at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman said. "He can simply go to that nation to play soccer up until January. In Bergwijn's situation is that he addresses the age of 26, showing off passion does certainly not dominate. Not everybody presumes, luckily, the same way. I believe when you are 26 the main ambition must be showing off and not financial, but those are choices players make." Bergwijn will play under Laurent Blanc in Saudi Arabia in a group that includes N'Golo Kantu00e9, Karim Benzema, Fabinho, Houssem Aouar, Predrag Rajkovic and also Moussa Diaby.Koeman stated Bergwijn was actually not bound to use up the Saudi provide." He could possess remained at Ajax, could not he? And I presume they spend OK at Ajax as well. However yes, it's his selection," he said.Steven Bergwijn possesses 35 caps for Netherlands because producing his global debut in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I have not remained in that scenario on my own. I might head to Barcelona. I think if Bergwijn might possess headed to Barcelona, he would not have visited Saudi Arabia either." The move tries to have harmed Bergwijn's possibilities of contributing to his 35 hats for the Netherlands." The book is actually basically finalized for him, though," Koeman said of Bergwijn's global possibilities. "He has certainly not called me concerning this. I presume he recognizes how I think of this." At the same time, captain Virgil truck Dijk has committed his future to the Netherlands till the 2026 World Mug at least, Koeman affirmed on Tuesday.Koeman mentioned he soared to Liverpool to possess face-to-face talks with Truck Dijk." I thought it was actually therefore crucial to go to him to view and pity him: are you heading to provide it your all for yet another pair of years at the highest degree and do you still view a future on your own? And also he performs. And I carry out the very same with him. All question is actually gone, he just takes place," Koeman stated." He admitted he carried out not reach out to the level you would anticipate from him as a gamer at the European Championship. As captain, I presume he performed a great task. But maybe as a result, he placed way too much energy into others instead of into himself.".