5 summer signings who should move again this month

The winter transfer window has already seen a couple of record signings - Virgil van Dijk to Liverpool for £75m and Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona for £142m

This has carried on the crazy trend of inflated player valuations following Neymar's world record move to PSG in the summer, with both Liverpool and Barca having almost certainly paid over the odds for their new signings.

Not every big-money summer signing was successful though. While Neymar and Mbappe have been lighting up Paris, several new players failed to live up to their lofty price tags and might choose a way out in the winter transfer window.

Here are five summer signings who should try and move on in the winter.

#5 Dani Ceballos (Real Madrid)

The 21-year-old Spaniard first gained the attention of football fans all over the world when he starred for Spain in the UEFA European U21 Championship. He ended the tournament as the best player, but couldn't stop Germany from beating Spain 1-0 in the finals.

Ceballos' main merit is his work rate, using his energy to move up and down the pitch to participate in defence and attack. He's capable of lying deep to break down attacks or push ahead to support the forwards.

He'd already established himself as a first choice at Real Betis back in 2014, and finally got the appreciation he deserved after the U21 Euros.

Florentino Perez and Zinedine Zidane deemed him worthy of Real Madrid and signed him for €18 million in the summer.

Most fans thought it was a very good deal for a very reasonable price, considering that Barca splashed out €40 million for a similar player in Paulinho.

But since then, the Brazilian has gone on to become the highest scoring midfielder in La Liga so far, and Ceballos has made only 6 league appearances.

For all the difficulties he's faced this season, its clear that Zidane isn't going to change his preferred midfield trio of Luka Modric, Toni Kroos and Carlos Casemiro.

Ceballos would do himself a huge favour if he moved out on loan elsewhere, and almost every mid-table club in Spain would be willing to take him.

Reports recently emerged that Ceballos himself was interested in a move to Liverpool to replace Coutinho, but the Reds have expressed no interest in him yet.

#4 Aleksandar Dragovic (Leicester City)

Dragovic has been demoted to the odd appearances in domestic cups

The Austrian centre-back was reportedly a target for Manchester United when he was playing for Dinamo Kiev.

He ended up joining Bayer Leverkusen in 2016, but couldn't become a regular in his first season in Germany. He was loaned out to Leicester on deadline day at the start of this season.

In England, though, he's largely played second fiddle to Leicester's first choice pairing of new signing Harry Maguire and captain Wes Morgan.

The duo's solid partnership at the back has seen both Dragovic and Robert Huth relegated to the sidelines, with the former making only 2 appearances in the league this season.

For a centre-back who was once linked as a replacement for Rio Ferdinand, that is a huge step-down.

Morgan's recent injury will allow Dragovic a chance to prove himself, but Leicester is still reportedly in the market for a new defender. That suggests that Claude Puel still doesn't trust him completely, and it is perhaps time for the Austrian to return to Germany.

There's no assurance that he'll be the first choice at Leverkusen, but right now, it seems like he has a better chance there than in England.

#3 Davy Klaassen (Everton FC)

Klaassen has barely featured in the league so far

Dutch midfielder Klaassen was among Everton's first recruitments of the summer when the Toffees paid Ajax £23.6 million in July.

Klaassen had a pretty impressive record at his boyhood club, scoring 55 goals in 181 appearances in all competitions. It was always a risk to bring in a player who had only succeeded in one league, but Ronald Koeman thought it would pay off.

But he's turned out to be one of the biggest flops in what has been a dismal season for Everton so far. He has only four appearances in the Premier League with no goals or assists.

Both Koeman and Allardyce have preferred Morgan Schneiderlin, Gylfi Sigurdsson, Tom Davies and Idrissa Gueye in midfield. Klaassen has appeared regularly only in the Europa League so far, and that hasn't gone so well either.

He's still a pretty talented player and is also shaping up to be an important player for the Dutch national team. At this point in his career, he can't afford to stay at a club where his playing time isn't guaranteed.

He is apparently willing to fight for his place at Goodison Park though. Newcastle and Celtic have been linked with him, and a loan move till the end of the season to rediscover his touch might probably be worth the gamble.

#2 Stevan Jovetic (AS Monaco)

Jovetic hasn't been able to replicate his form at Sevilla and Inter in MonacoFormer Manchester City striker Jovetic was just starting to find his feet at Inter Milan before Monaco snapped him up in August to replace PSG-bound Kylian Mbappe.

It appeared to be an ideal deal - Jovetic would fit perfectly into Monaco's 4-4-2 system alongside Radamel Falcao.

And he did initially play alongside the Colombian before Monaco changed to a 4-2-3-1 with Falcao as the lone striker. The system suited them, and Jovetic was sidelined.

The Montenegro forward is undoubtedly a very talented player, but his spells at Manchester City, Inter and Sevilla after leaving Fiorentina didn't pan out so well, and its shaping up to be more of the same at Monaco.

There's next to no chance of him upstaging Falcao at this point - El Tigre is in an inspired run of form that has seen him score 15 goals in 16 appearances in Ligue 1.

There were reports back in November that Southampton were eyeing him up to bolster their attack, and they have had a fresh infusion of funds from the van Dijk business.

But there's been no chatter since then, and Jovetic is in serious danger of fading into obscurity. It might not be a bad time for him to take matters into his own hands.

#1 Andre Silva (AC Milan)

Andre Silva has had a nightmare in Milan so far

Silva was shaping up to become a major player for the Portuguese national team when he was at Porto, and AC Milan decided to bet on him by splashing out €38 million.

The move to Serie A, however, has been as disastrous for Silva as Milan's season so far.

With 8 defeats in 20 matches, Milan is currently languishing in 11th place, and have scored an embarrassingly low 25 goals. To put that into context, Udinese, Sampdoria, Atalanta and Torino have more.

Silva himself has only 12 appearances in Serie A, and not a single goal or assist. The only highlights for him this season have been a series of good performances for Portugal in World Cup qualifying.

To make matters worse, new manager Gattuso seems to prefer the inexperienced academy graduate Patrick Cutrone ahead of him.

And things don't seem to be improving anytime soon. With the World Cup fast approaching, Silva has to be playing every possible minute for his club to remain the first choice for Fernando Santos.

The recent reports linking him to Wolverhampton were surprising to say the least, but if that's what it takes to get regular game time, Silva should seriously consider it.

The Wolves have already captured a couple of big names this season in Ruben Neves and Rafa Mir, and they are top of the Championship right now. Next season could see them making a surprise bid for a Europa League place in the Premier League, and Silva might be leading their line.

Milan have already rejected £34 million bid, but the offer is a good one. And if Silva himself wants to leave, they might not have much of a choice.