Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes will see his current contract expire in June and talks over fresh terms are yet to bring a breakthrough amid turmoil at the club

Bruno Fernandes has reportedly rejected Manchester United's second offer of a new contract.

Fernandes' current deal is set to expire in June 2027 and United are eager to tie their captain down to fresh terms. But the Portuguese international has snubbed the club's second offer, with both the salary and contract length an issue.

The Athletic reports that talks have been ongoing since the summer between Fernandes' representatives and the club, but a compromise is yet to be reached. And the latest development comes at a time of serious turmoil for United, plunging Fernandes' future into doubt.

If the impasse continues, the 32-year-old midfielder would be able to speak to foreign clubs in January about a free transfer when his deal expires on June 30. However, United do hold the option to extend his contract by 12 months and they want him to stay.

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The news comes on the same day that United sacked Michael Carrick. Club chiefs Omar Berrada and Jason Wilcox met with minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe in Monaco on Wednesday and pulled the trigger on Carrick the following morning.

The club are now pushing ahead with a deal to hire Mauricio Pochettino from US Soccer as Carrick's replacement. Pochettino has already agreed personal terms and United will pay his £7.4million release clause to land the former Tottenham boss.

Pochettino may be dismayed to discover the situation surrounding Fernandes, who has been club captain since the summer of 2023 and has been the team's stand-out player almost since he arrived from Sporting Lisbon for £47million in January 2020, contributing 113 goals and 111 assists in 341 appearances.

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United sit 18th in the Premier League after winning just one of their opening 10 league matches and their dreadful form won't help persuade Fernandes to stay put, especially after his recent public criticism of the club, which saw him dropped by Carrick.

"Everyone at the club must understand that it’s no longer the same,” Fernandes said after the defeat by Como last month. “We’re no longer in the past and we must look to the future. We must create something different in the present."

Fernandes was offered a lucrative three-year contract by Al-Hilal last summer, with the Saudi Pro League side willing to hand him a package totalling £200m. He chose to snub the offer and stay with United, but - like many of his team-mates - his form has dipped of late.

"It's not a question of loyalty," Fernandes said in May when asked about his decision. "I could have gone two years ago, I could have gone three years ago, I could have gone last season, but I really like to be here.

"I think that being successful at this club is something that I can never get at another club. The joy and everything I get, the day I get what I want from this club, I don't think I will get that from any other club in the world."