Tuesday, September 3, 2024 - Netherlands coach, Ronald Koeman has brutally ended Netherlands player, Steven Bergwijn's international career after the winger joined Saudi Arabian side Al-Ittihad.
Bergwijn, 26, completed a €21m
(£17.7m) move from Ajax to the Saudi Pro League (SPL) giants on Monday.'
The transfer brought to an end Bergwijn's
two-year spell in Amsterdam, with the winger excelling in the Dutch capital by
scoring 29 goals and adding 12 assists in 80 games.
The 26-year-old, who previously played for
PSV and Tottenham, has also won 35 caps for the Netherlands and was part
of Koeman's squad at Euro 2024 where they reached the semi-finals
before losing to England.
However, Bergwijn was not selected for
their upcoming Nations League fixtures against Bosnia and Herzegovina
and Germany over his transfer to Saudi.
Speaking to the media on Tuesday,
Koeman hit out at Bergwijn when asked about the winger and claimed the move to
Saudi Arabia has significantly impacted his international ambitions.
'Steven Bergwijn goes to Saudi Arabia at the
age of 26,' he said. 'It's clear that this has nothing to do with sporting
ambition.
Koeman was then questioned on whether
Bergwijn had discussed the move with him before he added: 'No, he probably
knows what I would have said.'
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