Diego Simeone will know if the time is right to walk away from Atletico Madrid, according to the club's former head coach Quique Sanchez Flores.
A 3-0 defeat by Villarreal on Monday saw the 2014 champions drop to sixth in LaLiga, 12 points behind leaders Real Madrid after 15 matches.
A run of just one win in five league games and further comments about his interest in taking charge at Inter has led to speculation that Simeone could step down as coach before the beginning of next season.
And when asked if Simeone's tenure was nearing an end, Flores, who won the Europa League and UEFA Super Cup in a two-year spell at the Vicente Calderon, told Omnisport: "I don't know.