Philipp Lahm has confirmed he plans to retire from Bayern Munich at the end of the current season.

"I've told the Bayern officials that I'm retiring from playing at the end of the season," he told reporters. "I see my style of leadership in the way that I give my best every day, in training and in every game. I think I'm capable of doing that until the end of the season but no longer than that.

"Therefore it's clear to me that I'm going to retire. I said over a year ago that you've got to always check and ask yourself, how are you training and how you are feeling.

"I'm sure that I can deliver top performances until the end of the season, but no longer than that."

Lahm, 33, is under contract with Bayern until 2018.