5 Premier League players who should have switched clubs in the January window

#4 Jonny Evans (West Bromwich Albion)

Evans has the talent to play for a 'Top 6' team

After leaving Manchester United for the lower half of the Premier League table, Evans could perhaps not be judged for thinking that a move to a bigger club would never come again.

Then, his name started getting linked with teams like Manchester City and Arsenal, and he must have been as surprised as anyone.

Evans was always a capable defender during his time at Old Trafford, a good backup to the world-class pair of Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic. He just didn't play spectacularly enough for Louis van Gaal.

Since joining West Bromwich, though, Evans has been colossal at the back, marshaling their defense to the best of his abilities.

Perhaps it took joining a lesser team and becoming the main man in defence before his talents could really be noticed.

Pep Guardiola is said to have taken an interest in bringing the Northern Irishman to Manchester over the summer but the move never materialized; Arsene Wenger seemed keen to bring in Evans to shore up his problematic defense.

Neither happened and one can only think that Evans would have liked the idea of signing for Arsenal, and would have performed well if given the chance.

He's currently in the midst of a tight relegation battle with his current club, and the feeling is that if they do succumb to relegation, Evans won't stick around at West Bromwich for too long afterward.

If the transfer didn't happen this January, it almost certainly will come summertime.