.Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterSep 3, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClose u2022 Joined ESPN in 2011 u2022 Covered 2 Olympics, a pair of Rugby Planet Cups and also 2 British & Irish Lions excursions u2022 Formerly rugby publisher, and ended up being senior writer in 2018Netherlands supervisor Ronald Koeman has actually stated Steven Bergwijn prioritised economic ambition over his personal featuring aspirations after accomplishing a EUR25 million ($ 27.6 m) move to Saudi Pro Organization edge Al Ittihad, adding he will definitely rule out the ahead for worldwide obligation for the foreseeable future.Bergwijn's move coming from Ajax to Al Ittihad was declared on Monday, and also it has actually outraged Koeman who stated the move is various to the instance of Georginio Wijnaldum when he left PSG for Al Ettifaq in September 2023. Publisher's Picks2 Related" Georginio Wijnaldum the moment went this way considering that he had a trouble at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman said. "He can merely visit that nation to participate in volleyball till January. In Bergwijn's instance is that he addresses the age of 26, showing off passion carries out certainly not prevail. Not every person presumes, fortunately, the same way. I assume when you are actually 26 the principal passion must be sporting as well as not monetary, yet those are selections players create." Bergwijn will certainly participate in under Laurent Blanc in Saudi Arabia in a staff that features N'Golo Kantu00e9, Karim Benzema, Fabinho, Houssem Aouar, Predrag Rajkovic and Moussa Diaby.Koeman claimed Bergwijn was actually certainly not bound to take up the Saudi deal." He could possess remained at Ajax, couldn't he? And I presume they pay out OK at Ajax too. Yet certainly, it's his selection," he said.Steven Bergwijn possesses 35 limits for Netherlands since creating his worldwide launching in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I haven't been in that circumstance myself. I could possibly most likely to Barcelona. I assume if Bergwijn could possibly have visited Barcelona, he would not have actually mosted likely to Saudi Arabia either." The technique hopes to have harmed Bergwijn's chances of contributing to his 35 limits for the Netherlands." The book is actually essentially closed for him, however," Koeman mentioned of Bergwijn's international odds. "He has actually certainly not contacted me about this. I assume he understands how I think about this." In the meantime, leader Virgil van Dijk has actually committed his future to the Netherlands until the 2026 Globe Mug at least, Koeman confirmed on Tuesday.Koeman said he soared to Liverpool to possess face-to-face talks with Vehicle Dijk." I assumed it was so important to visit him to find and also pity him: are you going to provide it your all for yet another two years at the highest level and perform you still view a future for yourself? As well as he does. And I perform the same with him. All uncertainty is actually gone, he simply takes place," Koeman stated." He confessed he did certainly not reach the degree you would certainly expect from him as a gamer at the European Champion. As captain, I assume he performed a wonderful work. However probably as a result, he placed a lot of energy right into others rather than in to themself.".