.Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterSep 3, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClose u2022 Signed up with ESPN in 2011 u2022 Dealt with 2 Olympics, a set of Rugby World Cups as well as 2 British & Irish Lions scenic tours u2022 Earlier rugby editor, and also ended up being senior writer in 2018Netherlands supervisor Ronald Koeman has pointed out Steven Bergwijn prioritised economic ambition over his very own showing off goals after finishing a EUR25 thousand ($ 27.6 m) transfer to Saudi Pro Game edge Al Ittihad, adding he will rule out the onward for international obligation for the foreseeable future.Bergwijn's move from Ajax to Al Ittihad was revealed on Monday, and it has actually angered Koeman that mentioned the move is actually various to the case of Georginio Wijnaldum when he left PSG for Al Ettifaq in September 2023. Editor's Picks2 Related" Georginio Wijnaldum when went by doing this given that he had a concern at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman stated. "He can merely most likely to that nation to participate in soccer till January. In Bergwijn's instance is actually that he goes at the grow older of 26, showing off ambition carries out not dominate. Not everyone believes, fortunately, the same way. I assume when you are 26 the major ambition ought to be featuring as well as certainly not economic, however those are actually options players make." Bergwijn is going to play under Laurent Blanc in Saudi Arabia in a crew that features N'Golo Kantu00e9, Karim Benzema, Fabinho, Houssem Aouar, Predrag Rajkovic and Moussa Diaby.Koeman said Bergwijn was not duty-bound to take up the Saudi promotion." He could possess remained at Ajax, could not he? As well as I believe they pay for OK at Ajax as well. Yet certainly, it's his choice," he said.Steven Bergwijn possesses 35 hats for Netherlands because producing his global launching in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I haven't resided in that scenario on my own. I might visit Barcelona. I assume if Bergwijn might have gone to Barcelona, he wouldn't have actually headed to Saudi Arabia either." The technique aims to have injured Bergwijn's possibilities of adding to his 35 limits for the Netherlands." The book is actually basically shut for him, however," Koeman claimed of Bergwijn's global possibilities. "He has actually certainly not contacted me concerning this. I think he recognizes how I consider this." Meanwhile, captain Virgil van Dijk has dedicated his future to the Netherlands till the 2026 Globe Cup a minimum of, Koeman validated on Tuesday.Koeman claimed he soared to Liverpool to have face-to-face talks with Truck Dijk." I assumed it was actually so significant to visit him to find and also pity him: are you mosting likely to give it your all for one more 2 years at the highest level and do you still observe a future for yourself? And he carries out. As well as I do the very same along with him. All doubt is gone, he only happens," Koeman mentioned." He accepted he carried out certainly not get to the level you would certainly get out of him as a player at the European Championship. As captain, I presume he did a great task. However possibly because of this, he put a lot of energy right into others rather than into themself.".