Hylton could now stay with Luton as Jones wants to assess him personally

The 30-year-old, who has scored 58 goals in 118 games for Town after arriving from Oxford United in the summer of 2017, hasn't featured since March 23, 2019, due to a persistent knee injury.

Jones had previously stated that like team-mate Glen Rea, who spent a month with National League side Woking, Hylton would need a loan move to build up his match fitness before being considered ready for the Championship.

However, with the forward potentially becoming a free agent in the summer, that now might not happen, as the Town chief said: “I’m not sure about the loan, because Danny’s (contract is) up in the summer, I would like to assess Danny for us first.

“He’s had a good week’s training and I would say he’s now up-to-speed, but he hasn’t played any minutes on a full-sized football pitch.

“So, we’re in the next stage of his progression, the next stage of his rehab and we’ll see where we are maybe next week.”