McFly to split ?

McFly are on the brink of splitting, according to reports in the UK press this morning.

The group and their management are understood to be locked in talks over McFly's future, after frontman Danny Jones moved closer to leaving the group.

Jones is said to have asked to take the summer off to concentrate on writing solo material, prompting anger from his fellow bandmates, Harry Judd, Tom Fletcher and Dougie Poynter.

Speculation is rife that Jones wants to quit McFly and go solo, following the actions of former star Charlie Simpson, who left the band to form Fightstar last year.

An insider told The Sun that Jones has become increasingly dissatisfied in McFly. "Danny is not happy with how the band has been performing since the first album.

"Sales for the second album, 'Wonderland', were not good and their latest single, 'Ultraviolet', only just scraped into the Top Ten. Losing out on a Brit nomination was the last straw for Danny," explained the 'source'.