AZ Alkmaar have ruled out selling out duo Calvin Stengs and Myron Boadu to Eredivisie rivals Ajax Amsterdam.
This is according to journalist Valentijn Driessen of De Telegraaf who wrote about it on Friday.
The gap between AZ and Ajax is only three points, yet Driessen believes that a move to Amsterdam is a step up in all respects.
He wrote: ''They also claim that it is unwise from the club point of view to sell top players to a competitor like Ajax. As a naked fact, the latter is true.
''Only Ajax and AZ are not equal competitors of each other and it is not reasonably possible to do so for the time being.
''In addition, the perspective at Ajax to gain experience at the highest international level in the Champions League is much greater than at AZ.
''For their personal development, it would therefore be great for Stengs and Boadu if they could make a domestic step to Ajax before focusing on a major foreign club adventure.
''Historically, although many AZ people have not been able to make that move in Amsterdam, there are hardly any success stories to tell from AZ people who went to Alkmaar from foreign clubs.''