.Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterSep 3, 2024, 05:49 AM ETClose u2022 Signed up with ESPN in 2011 u2022 Dealt with two Olympics, a set of Rugby Globe Cups and 2 British & Irish Lions trips u2022 Earlier rugby editor, and also ended up being senior article writer in 2018Netherlands supervisor Ronald Koeman has pointed out Steven Bergwijn prioritised monetary aspiration over his own featuring ambitions after completing a EUR25 thousand ($ 27.6 m) transfer to Saudi Pro League edge Al Ittihad, incorporating he will definitely rule out the onward for global task for the near future.Bergwijn's action coming from Ajax to Al Ittihad was actually announced on Monday, and it has angered Koeman who mentioned the transactions is various to the scenario of Georginio Wijnaldum when he left behind PSG for Al Ettifaq in September 2023. Editor's Picks2 Related" Georginio Wijnaldum once went that way because he had a trouble at Paris Saint-Germain," Koeman said. "He might only most likely to that country to participate in football up until January. In Bergwijn's situation is actually that he goes at the grow older of 26, featuring passion performs not dominate. Certainly not every person presumes, the good news is, the same way. I assume when you are 26 the principal aspiration should be showing off and not monetary, but those are actually choices gamers make." Bergwijn will participate in under Laurent Blanc in Saudi Arabia in a team that features N'Golo Kantu00e9, Karim Benzema, Fabinho, Houssem Aouar, Predrag Rajkovic as well as Moussa Diaby.Koeman claimed Bergwijn was actually certainly not bound to occupy the Saudi provide." He could have remained at Ajax, couldn't he? And I presume they pay OK at Ajax as well. But of course, it's his option," he said.Steven Bergwijn has 35 caps for Netherlands considering that making his worldwide debut in 2018. Eric Verhoeven/Soccrates/Getty Images" I haven't resided in that situation on my own. I might most likely to Barcelona. I believe if Bergwijn might possess visited Barcelona, he definitely would not have visited Saudi Arabia either." The technique wants to have harmed Bergwijn's odds of adding to his 35 hats for the Netherlands." Guide is actually basically finalized for him, though," Koeman claimed of Bergwijn's international opportunities. "He has actually not contacted me about this. I assume he knows how I deal with this." In the meantime, leader Virgil van Dijk has committed his future to the Netherlands until the 2026 World Cup at the very least, Koeman confirmed on Tuesday.Koeman stated he flew to Liverpool to possess in person talks along with Truck Dijk." I presumed it was actually so necessary to go to him to see as well as pity him: are you going to provide it your all for one more two years at the highest level as well as do you still view a future for yourself? And he does. As well as I perform the exact same with him. All doubt is gone, he only happens," Koeman mentioned." He acknowledged he performed certainly not reach out to the level you would certainly get out of him as a player at the International Champion. As captain, I assume he did a fantastic project. But maybe therefore, he placed a lot of electricity right into others as opposed to into himself.".