Roberto Mancini says he would have no qualms about walking away from his contract as head coach of Inter Milan if the club are not happy with the job he has done.
Mancini has guided the Nerazzurri to a fourth-place finish in Serie A this season, regardless of the outcome of their final game of the season against Sassuolo on Saturday.
They will therefore be playing in the group stage of the Europa League next season, although their objective for the season was a top-three finish and a return to the Champions League.
At a news conference on Friday, Mancini said that if missing out on the top three meant he had failed, then he would gladly step aside.
"I've got a contract but if somebody's no longer happy with me, then we can happily tear it up," said the 51-year-old. "But let's just be clear about one thing -- I'm not demanding the moon. Last year we signed 10 players, but we also sold many top players, and in fact we ended up making a profit.
"I need to talk to the president and understand where we can move on the transfer market. I'm not bothered about renewing my contract [beyond 2017] because that wouldn't change anything. But this team has solid foundations. We just lacked continuity, but we hardly ever suffered against the big clubs, even if we know three clubs were stronger than us."
Mancini is set to field several youngsters in his side on Saturday, but says he is not doing so in order to gift Sassuolo the points so they can remain above AC Milan in the standings.
Should Sassuolo match or better the Rossoneri's result against Roma on Saturday evening then they will finish sixth in Serie A and qualify for the Europa League instead of Inter's city rivals, unless Milan succeed in beating Juventus in the Coppa Italia final on May 21.
"Let's not be controversial about Milan," Mancini said. "We're going to be a competitive team anyway, while the Rossoneri have the Coppa Italia as a route into the Europa League and I need to take a look at some young players and see how they respond at certain levels."