.Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterSep 3, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClose u2022 Participated in ESPN in 2011 u2022 Dealt with 2 Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups as well as two British & Irish Lions scenic tours u2022 Formerly rugby editor, and became senior author in 2018Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman has stated Steven Bergwijn prioritised economic dream over his personal showing off desires after completing a EUR25 thousand ($ 27.6 m) transfer to Saudi Pro Game side Al Ittihad, adding he will rule out the onward for international task for the direct future.Bergwijn's move from Ajax to Al Ittihad was introduced on Monday, and it has agitated Koeman who pointed out the transactions is actually different to the case of Georginio Wijnaldum when he left behind PSG for Al Ettifaq in September 2023. Editor's Picks2 Related" Georginio Wijnaldum as soon as went this way since he possessed a concern at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman said. "He can just most likely to that country to play soccer till January. In Bergwijn's situation is that he goes at the grow older of 26, showing off aspiration does certainly not prevail. Not everybody presumes, luckily, similarly. I presume when you are 26 the principal passion ought to be showing off as well as certainly not financial, but those are choices players create." Bergwijn is going to participate in under Laurent Blanc in Saudi Arabia in a crew that features N'Golo Kantu00e9, Karim Benzema, Fabinho, Houssem Aouar, Predrag Rajkovic and also Moussa Diaby.Koeman mentioned Bergwijn was not responsible to occupy the Saudi deal." He could have stayed at Ajax, could not he? And also I assume they pay for OK at Ajax too. Yet of course, it's his choice," he said.Steven Bergwijn has 35 hats for Netherlands given that producing his international launching in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I haven't remained in that circumstance on my own. I could visit Barcelona. I assume if Bergwijn might have mosted likely to Barcelona, he definitely would not have actually gone to Saudi Arabia either." The relocation aims to have actually injured Bergwijn's opportunities of contributing to his 35 limits for the Netherlands." The book is actually essentially closed for him, however," Koeman said of Bergwijn's international possibilities. "He has not called me regarding this. I believe he understands just how I consider this." In the meantime, leader Virgil van Dijk has dedicated his future to the Netherlands up until the 2026 Globe Cup a minimum of, Koeman confirmed on Tuesday.Koeman claimed he soared to Liverpool to have face-to-face talks with Vehicle Dijk." I thought it was actually therefore necessary to head to him to find and also pity him: are you going to offer it your all for yet another 2 years at the highest level and also perform you still see a future for yourself? And also he performs. And also I do the very same with him. All question is gone, he only takes place," Koeman claimed." He admitted he carried out certainly not reach out to the degree you will expect from him as a player at the International Champion. As captain, I presume he performed a great project. But possibly therefore, he placed excessive electricity into others instead of into himself.".