Midfielder with oodles of skill but has faced question marks over his commitment in the past. Could make a serious mark in the top flight
Part of the Sunderland team that achieved Premiership promotion in 2005, Lawrence was in inspirational form as he repeated the feat with Stoke after joining from the Black Cats for £500,000 in November 2006.
Lawrence, who began his career with Mansfield Town, is a versatile midfielder who can operate anywhere across the middle, though he prefers to cut in from the right. H
e is a regular goalscorer, bagging five during Stoke City’s 2007-08 promotion-winning campaign. Born in England, he has opted to play for the Republic of Ireland and was called up for the first time in 2006.