Source: Team_Talk
Potters deny poaching claims
The teenage pair worked with Stoke's academy director Steve Holland at Gresty Road but he has dismissed any suggestions of foul play.
Holland told the Sentinel: "I want to clarify that Ben and Matthew turned down contracts at Crewe.
"I received a phone call from both players asking if Stoke would be interested in signing them. Then I had a conversation with Dario Gradi at Crewe to inform him of the situation.
"It's possibly a situation that will now develop when the players return from their holidays, but it's not a foregone conclusion or a done deal."
Stoke will have to pay compensation for the duo if they sign.
