Liverpool are being accused of tapping up a Stoke City junior.

The Telegraph says the Premier League are investigating the case.

The Anfield side are also accused of reneging on an agreement to pay the youngster's school fees, leaving his parents – who pulled out of a deal with the club as a result – in thousands of pounds of debt.

To compound the family's woes, the unnamed boy cannot now play for another team until Stoke receive a compensation fee of almost £50,000.

According to the newspaper, none of the parties involved are prepared to comment on the case at this time.