Paris Saint-Germain’s president agreed to pay Fifa a substantial sum of money as part of a settlement that led to the world governing body dropping a bribery complaint, according to sources.

The sum, understood to be more than SwFr1 million (about £790,000), is said to have formed part of an “amicable agreement” between Fifa and Nasser al-Khelaifi, a Qatari businessman, and meant that Swiss prosecutors dropped their three-year investigation into the complaint. The revelations come after al-Khelaifi, who is the head of Qatari broadcasters beIN Sports and sits on Uefa’s executive committee, was charged by Swiss prosecutors with inciting criminal mismanagement.

The charges follow an investigation into the awarding of media rights for Fifa tournaments. Al-Khelaifi was indicted for his alleged part in providing Jérôme