FIFA President Sepp Blatter's top Deputy has denied allegations that he is the high-ranking official who made key payments in a bribery scandal engulfing world football. The New York Times and other media named Jerome Valcke as the person responsible for a 10 million dollar transfer of funds cited in a US indictment. A letter has emerged apparently linking Mr Valcke to the payment. But FIFA has strongly denied that Mr Valcke or other managers were involved. Mr Valcke is not under indictment and prosecutors have not accused him of wrongdoing. The claims about Mr Valcke concern a corruption case being investigated by US authorities – the alleged payment of bribes over South Africa's bid to host the 2010 World Cup.