"Stefan is staying for the season. Leicester are happy about it. His contract is up and he is not getting another one. There is no point in him going back." - Dario told the Sentinel.
Meanwhile Oakes himself wants to stay at the Alex past the end of the season : "I'd like a contract and I'm in the shop window and people may come and watch me and whatever, but obviously if Crewe go up I'd love to sign here,"
"I've not thought about it and I've not spoken to Dario about it. But if they get promotion to the First Division it would be great. I want to stay in the First Division, but I'll just take it one step at a time.
"Whatever happens I'll take a drop in wages wherever I go. I'll have to meet that when I come to it."
While he fights for Crewe to get promotion back at his home club hes happy for them to be on the verge of returning to the Premiership. Although thought Peter Taylor gave a few too many contracts out:
"Leicester spent too much on wages and the new stadium also killed us. Under Peter Taylor contracts were being handed out like confetti," admitted the midfielder. "It went pear-shaped, but if they win on Saturday and get promoted, even if they are struggling a little bit financially they will be back in the Premiership.
"And if they get up I will be happy for them because I live in Leicester. But obviously I feel like an outsider now not getting regular football. I am moving on and it will be a change.
"The wages are going to come down for everyone. Clubs will have it written into the contracts if they get relegated the players' salaries will go down. I think it will go down for most of the players. You'll get your Beckhams and Owens who will stay getting the big money, but players in the First, Second and Third Divisions will see the reverse.
"You want to earn as much money as possible, but I think it will be good from the point of view of clubs surviving as you don't want football to end up with only 50 League clubs."