"The boy is away on holiday but the deal is on," Lawrence is quoted in todays Echo.
"He did enough during his loan spell with us to convince me he has qualities which we can work on developing."
York City though are not so sure. The Minstermen are now offereing Lee Bullock to other clubs. A statement by Finance Director Terry Doyle reads
"Cardiff did not exercise their option following the end of the loan period and they were supposed to come back to us as soon as he returned. We have spoken to Cardiff on several occasions to exercise their option to sign Lee Bullock but have had no positive response.
"Lee Bullock's name has, therefore, been circulated and five clubs have expressed an interest. Ipswich are not one of those clubs but there is at least one in Cardiff's division that would represent a good move for Lee.
"All of those clubs will meet our asking price while the price Cardiff are quoting in public is not the one that we have been offered. Cardiff are trying to buy him on deferred terms which indicates to us that they have not got the money to conclude the purchase. All of the other clubs have indicated it would be a straight cash deal.
"I feel that this whole situation has been very unfair on Lee Bullock who has clearly demonstrated he can play at this level but must feel he has been let down by Cardiff."