.Tom Hamilton, Elder WriterSep 3, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClose u2022 Participated in ESPN in 2011 u2022 Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby Planet Cups and also 2 British & Irish Lions trips u2022 Earlier rugby publisher, and became elderly article writer in 2018Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman has said Steven Bergwijn prioritised economic aspiration over his personal showing off desires after completing a EUR25 thousand ($ 27.6 m) relocate to Saudi Pro League edge Al Ittihad, including he will not consider the onward for worldwide task for the direct future.Bergwijn's step from Ajax to Al Ittihad was actually introduced on Monday, and it has outraged Koeman who claimed the move is different to the instance of Georginio Wijnaldum when he left behind PSG for Al Ettifaq in September 2023. Publisher's Picks2 Related" Georginio Wijnaldum the moment went that way since he had an issue at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman pointed out. "He might simply head to that country to play volleyball till January. In Bergwijn's scenario is that he addresses the age of 26, showing off ambition carries out certainly not prevail. Not everybody assumes, fortunately, similarly. I presume when you are 26 the main passion should be actually showing off and certainly not monetary, yet those are options gamers make." Bergwijn will definitely participate in under Laurent Blanc in Saudi Arabia in a group that includes N'Golo Kantu00e9, Karim Benzema, Fabinho, Houssem Aouar, Predrag Rajkovic as well as Moussa Diaby.Koeman pointed out Bergwijn was not responsible to occupy the Saudi offer." He could have stayed at Ajax, couldn't he? As well as I believe they pay for OK at Ajax also. Yet indeed, it's his choice," he said.Steven Bergwijn possesses 35 caps for Netherlands due to the fact that producing his global launching in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I haven't resided in that circumstance myself. I can go to Barcelona. I think if Bergwijn might have headed to Barcelona, he wouldn't have visited Saudi Arabia either." The action hopes to have injured Bergwijn's opportunities of adding to his 35 limits for the Netherlands." Guide is generally finalized for him, however," Koeman stated of Bergwijn's global chances. "He has actually certainly not contacted me about this. I think he knows exactly how I deal with this." Meanwhile, captain Virgil truck Dijk has committed his future to the Netherlands up until the 2026 World Cup at least, Koeman confirmed on Tuesday.Koeman mentioned he soared to Liverpool to possess face-to-face talks along with Van Dijk." I assumed it was actually thus necessary to head to him to see and also pity him: are you going to provide it your all for an additional two years at the highest level and also do you still see a future on your own? As well as he performs. And I carry out the very same along with him. All hesitation is actually gone, he just takes place," Koeman claimed." He admitted he carried out certainly not reach the degree you will expect from him as a player at the European Championship. As leader, I assume he did a fantastic work. But maybe therefore, he placed excessive electricity right into others instead of into himself.".