NEW Crystal Palace boss Terry Venables is set to stage a summer swoop for one of his favourite footballing sons, Teddy Sheringham, who will fulfill his wish of returning to London by swapping Old Trafford for Selhurst Park in a �2 million deal, on his return from the World Cup.

The England striker, a former Millwall and Tottenham player, has made it known to friends that he would like to come back to the capital, and the word is that he has agreed to join up with Venables at relegated Palace.

Following a promising start to his Manchester United career, Sheri has become unsettled at Old Trafford after finishing his first season at the club, surpisingly, empty-handed. He was also upset by the public criticism about his pre-World Cup partying in Portugal by United director Bobby Charlton.

He has yet to face manager Alex Ferguson over his antics on the Algarve, but strict disciplinarian Fergie is far from happy and when former England coach Venables moved in with his first bid since returning to club football, the United chief gave an immediate yes .