Liverpool are the club reported by Crewe over an alleged illegal approach to sign a player from their academy, BBC Radio Stoke understands.
Crewe's director of football Dario Gradi revealed on Monday his club had made the complaint and the player in question is 15-year-old Max Clayton.
Liverpool were linked with Clayton in February 2008 and were willing to pay a six-figure sum to take him to Anfield.
Liverpool told BBC Sport they had no comment to make.
Crewe rejected Liverpool's initial approach for Clayton, but Gradi says the teenager now wants to leave the League Two outfit.
He told the Daily Express: "Max has come in and told us that he wants to leave right now to join a big club.
"You worry financially for the clubs where the players are stolen from. What sort of compensation are we going to get for all the work that has gone into developing him? Any compensation is insignificant for the effort that gone in.
"It's simple, the big clubs are stealing other people's players."
Crewe's director of football Dario Gradi revealed on Monday his club had made the complaint and the player in question is 15-year-old Max Clayton.
Liverpool were linked with Clayton in February 2008 and were willing to pay a six-figure sum to take him to Anfield.
Liverpool told BBC Sport they had no comment to make.
Crewe rejected Liverpool's initial approach for Clayton, but Gradi says the teenager now wants to leave the League Two outfit.
He told the Daily Express: "Max has come in and told us that he wants to leave right now to join a big club.
"You worry financially for the clubs where the players are stolen from. What sort of compensation are we going to get for all the work that has gone into developing him? Any compensation is insignificant for the effort that gone in.
"It's simple, the big clubs are stealing other people's players."
