Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has been handed preliminary charges from an investigation into possible corruption, a judicial official told The Associated Press on Thursday. The person was not authorized to speak publicly as the probe was ongoing and said the activities were not related to the Ligue 1 club but to Al-Khelaifi's links to a French businessman.

French judicial authorities have charged the president of Paris Saint-Germain football club, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, with complicity in abuse of power concerning shareholder voting at a company, a source close to the case said Thursday.

Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaïfi is in a legal situation as Agence France Presse reported that he was placed under formal investigation on February 5 for complicity in vote buying,

Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has been hit with preliminary charges from a probe into alleged corruption, according to a judicial official.