Bergwijn 'doesn't even want to play under Koeman'

Steven Bergwijn says he does not want to play nether Ronald Koeman aft being criticised by nan Netherlands coach.

Koeman said he will not prime Bergwijn aft nan 26-year-old guardant made a £17.7m move from Ajax to Saudi Pro League nine Al-Ittihad connected Monday.

The erstwhile Everton and Southampton leader believes nan move shows Bergwijn's main ambition is financial, not sporting, and added "the book is fundamentally closed to him.

"He knows what I deliberation astir this."

However, nan ex-Tottenham guardant says he has not spoken to Koeman astir his move to Saudi Arabia.

"I don't moreover want to play nether Koeman anymore," Bergwijn told Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf.

"I won’t play for personification who portrays maine for illustration he has done successful nan media. He could person called me, heard my broadside of nan story. How tin he opportunity specified things without talking to me?

"If he had been a committed nationalist coach, he would person called maine first. Now I had to perceive astir it connected TV. I've had galore beautiful moments pinch him, truthful this is acold excessively easy and I'm disappointed pinch him."

Koeman gave Bergwijn his world debut successful 2018, during his first spell arsenic Netherlands coach, and nan PSV Eindhoven academy merchandise now has 8 goals from 35 world appearances.

After a brief stint successful complaint of his erstwhile nine Barcelona, Koeman returned to nan Dutch occupation past year, during which he criticised Ajax striker Brian Brobbey's method ability.

"He had antecedently publically expressed an sentiment astir Brobbey, which was besides not bully and which he later said was not smart," Bergwijn added.

"That is not really you dainty your ain players. If he continues for illustration this, he will suffer each his credibility."