#2 Lionel Messi’s contract situation
Okay, so before going through with this, I will like to admit that this is a gray area at best. Lionel Messi’s contract situation has been up for discussion for the last six months, and there are quite a few rumors around it.
One bright and popular one was, Messi's stalling of his contract was due to Luis Enrique. It’s undoubtedly the manager’s job to convince his most favorite to convince his star player to stay at the club.
This is, of course, taking for granted that the Barcelona board are ready to meet his financial conditions, and given the fact he is LIONEL MESSI, I suspect they are much more than just are.
So that leaves things for footballing reasons, and that is not good for Luis. He has been rumored to be unhappy with the team’s tactics (expected) and the signings he made this summer (which we will get to later). ‘When in Barcelona, do as Lionel Messi says’.