.Tom Hamilton, Senior Citizen WriterSep 3, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClose u2022 Participated in ESPN in 2011 u2022 Dealt with pair of Olympics, a set of Rugby Planet Cups and also 2 British & Irish Lions tours u2022 Recently rugby editor, and also became elderly author in 2018Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman has claimed Steven Bergwijn prioritised financial dream over his very own featuring ambitions after accomplishing a EUR25 thousand ($ 27.6 m) move to Saudi Pro Organization edge Al Ittihad, incorporating he will not consider the onward for worldwide duty for the direct future.Bergwijn's step from Ajax to Al Ittihad was actually announced on Monday, and it has actually outraged Koeman that claimed the move is actually various to the situation of Georginio Wijnaldum when he left PSG for Al Ettifaq in September 2023. Editor's Picks2 Related" Georginio Wijnaldum the moment went by doing this given that he possessed a concern at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman stated. "He could merely head to that country to play volleyball up until January. In Bergwijn's instance is that he addresses the grow older of 26, showing off passion carries out certainly not prevail. Not every person believes, the good news is, the same way. I assume when you are actually 26 the principal passion must be sporting and not economic, yet those are choices players create." Bergwijn will definitely 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 said Bergwijn was actually certainly not bound to take up the Saudi offer." He could have stayed at Ajax, couldn't he? As well as I presume they pay 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 haven't resided in that condition myself. I can visit Barcelona. I assume if Bergwijn might have headed to Barcelona, he wouldn't have actually gone to Saudi Arabia either." The step tries to have injured Bergwijn's chances of contributing to his 35 hats for the Netherlands." The book is generally closed for him, though," Koeman stated of Bergwijn's global odds. "He has actually certainly not contacted me concerning this. I assume he understands exactly how I consider this." On the other hand, captain Virgil truck Dijk has dedicated his future to the Netherlands till the 2026 Planet Mug a minimum of, Koeman validated on Tuesday.Koeman said he flew to Liverpool to possess in person talks with Vehicle Dijk." I presumed it was actually therefore crucial to go to him to view and also feel with him: are you visiting provide it your all for one more two years at the highest level and perform you still view a future for yourself? And he performs. And also I perform the same along with him. All question is gone, he simply takes place," Koeman stated." He acknowledged he carried out certainly not reach out to the degree you would get out of him as a player at the International Championship. As leader, I assume he performed a great task. However perhaps because of this, he put too much power right into others as opposed to into themself.".