Netherlands manager Ronald Koeman has said Steven Bergwijn prioritised financial ambition over his own sporting aspirations after completing a €25 million ($27.6m) move to Saudi Pro League side Al Ittihad, adding he will not consider the forward for international duty for the foreseeable future.
Bergwijn’s move from Ajax to Al Ittihad was announced on Monday, and it has angered Koeman who said the transfer is different to the case of Georginio Wijnaldum when he left PSG for Al Ettifaq in September 2023.
“Georginio Wijnaldum once went that way because he had a problem at Paris Saint-Germain,” Koeman said. “He could only go to that…
