.Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterSep 3, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClose u2022 Participated in ESPN in 2011 u2022 Dealt with pair of Olympics, a set of Rugby Globe Cups as well as 2 British & Irish Lions excursions u2022 Recently rugby editor, and also became senior article writer in 2018Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman has said Steven Bergwijn prioritised monetary objective over his own sporting goals after accomplishing a EUR25 million ($ 27.6 m) move to Saudi Pro League side Al Ittihad, incorporating he is going to not consider the forward for global obligation for the near future.Bergwijn's action from Ajax to Al Ittihad was introduced on Monday, and also it has agitated Koeman that stated the move is different to the scenario of Georginio Wijnaldum when he left PSG for Al Ettifaq in September 2023. Publisher's Picks2 Related" Georginio Wijnaldum once went this way because he had a concern at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman pointed out. "He could simply go to that country to play football up until January. In Bergwijn's instance is actually that he addresses the grow older of 26, sporting aspiration carries out certainly not dominate. Not everybody thinks, the good news is, similarly. I presume when you are 26 the principal aspiration needs to be actually featuring as well as certainly not monetary, but those are actually choices players make." Bergwijn is going to participate in under Laurent Blanc in Saudi Arabia in a group that includes N'Golo Kantu00e9, Karim Benzema, Fabinho, Houssem Aouar, Predrag Rajkovic and Moussa Diaby.Koeman pointed out Bergwijn was certainly not duty-bound to occupy the Saudi offer." He could have remained at Ajax, couldn't he? And also I believe they spend OK at Ajax as well. However certainly, it's his selection," he said.Steven Bergwijn has 35 limits for Netherlands since making his international launching in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I have not resided in that scenario on my own. I could go to Barcelona. I presume if Bergwijn might have headed to Barcelona, he definitely would not have visited Saudi Arabia either." The action seeks to have actually harmed Bergwijn's possibilities of adding to his 35 limits for the Netherlands." The book is actually basically closed for him, however," Koeman stated of Bergwijn's international chances. "He has actually certainly not called me regarding this. I assume he recognizes how I think of this." On the other hand, leader Virgil truck Dijk has actually devoted his future to the Netherlands up until the 2026 World Cup a minimum of, Koeman affirmed on Tuesday.Koeman claimed he flew to Liverpool to have face-to-face talks with Truck Dijk." I presumed it was therefore vital to head to him to see as well as pity him: are you heading to provide it your all for an additional two years at the highest degree and do you still observe a future for yourself? As well as he carries out. And I perform the same along with him. All uncertainty is gone, he merely goes on," Koeman claimed." He confessed he carried out certainly not reach the degree you would expect from him as a player at the European Championship. As leader, I presume he did an excellent task. But maybe therefore, he placed too much energy in to others instead of right into himself.".