The Wigan Athletic loanee is only concentrating on getting promotion with MK Dons

Where Jon Mellish will play football next season is a decision which will wait until the summer, the defender has confirmed.

The 28-year-old has made 29 outings for MK Dons on loan from Wigan Athletic this season, having made the move to Lancashire just seven months earlier.

A popular member of the Dons dressing room, Mellish led the celebrations in front of nearly 500 travelling Dons fans on Monday night after netting the decisive second goal in the 2-0 win over Walsall, his second of the season.

Eyeing up promotion from League Two while on loan, Mellish admitted Wigan had approached him about cutting short his time in Milton Keynes during the January window and potentially returning to the League One side.

But with his future up in the air, particularly following the sacking of ex-Dons striker Ryan Lowe in charge of the Latics, Mellish said he will decide on where he plays next season in the summer.

“We’ll just get the season done,” he said. “It’s all I’m thinking about at the moment. What happens in the summer happens, I just want to have a good year.

“I’m really happy here, it’s one of the best dressing rooms I’ve ever been a part of in my time in football, and a lot of the lads will say the same.

“It’s really been enjoyable to come in and be a part of it here at MK Dons. I wanted to come here and be a part of it and be a part of a successful season.”