Infantino wrote on his website that European Football’s governing body had agreed to give him funding of €500,000 (£378,000/$541,000) to help with “the cost of my travels and to provide some logistical support” for his candidacy.

The 45-year-old from Brig, UEFA's  general secretary since 2009, also claimed the Football Associations in Barbados, Germany, Iceland, Suriname and his native Switzerland have pledged their support to his campaign.

“The UEFA Executive Committee agreed last October to support my campaign for the Presidency of FIFA and set aside an amount of €500,000 for this purpose,” he said.

“The funding is there essentially to cover the cost of my travels around the world and to provide some logistical support, given that I'm trying to meet as many national associations as possible in order to discuss issues of concern to them regarding the future of world football.”

Even with such financial support and public backing from five of FIFA’s 209 Member Associations, Luxembourg Football Association chief Paul Philipp has told newspaper Le Quotidien that he believes Infantino is not necessarily “the unanimous choice” for the FIFA Presidency among the UEFA contingent.

The European governing body has, however, announced it will in fact provide "unanimous" support for Infantino following a meeting of its Executive Committee in Nyon today.

"UEFA’s national associations also overwhelmingly expressed their support for Gianni and will officially announce their individual positions in due course, respecting their internal formal procedures," a UEFA statement read.

Philipp, who played 54 internationals for Luxembourg, also admitted he cannot see Michel Platini returning to the UEFA hotseat even if he is successful in his appeal against his eight-year ban, given to the Frenchman and Blatter back in December for a series of ethics breaches.

The 65-year-old claimed he remains concerned the European body is “falling apart” in the wake of Platini’s suspension.

“We do not even know exactly who we will vote for,” he said.

“There is a [UEFA] meeting scheduled the day before the vote for the Presidency of FIFA.

“It might be necessary that we consider the programmes.”

Infantino remains a close and trusted ally of Platini, who withdrew his attempt at standing to become Blatter’s successor earlier this month, and claimed he still supports the Frenchman in his bid to clear his name.

“I fully respect and understand Michel Platini's decision [to withdraw],” he said.

“I wish him all the best in his efforts to clear his name as soon as possible and I reiterate my support for his right to a due process.”

Infantino will go up against Asian Football Confederation President Shaikh Salman bin Ibrahim al Khalifa of Bahrain, Jordanian FA chief Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein, Frenchman Jérôme Champagne and South African businessman Tokyo Sexwale for the FIFA Presidency at the Extraordinary ECongress, due to take place on February 26 in Zurich.

A key milestone ahead of the Congress comes on January 27, where a debate on the future of FIFA will be held at the European Parliament in Brussels.

Three of the five candidates, Champagne, Prince Ali, who has been publicly backed by Iraq this week, and Sexwale, will all attend the forum, while Shaikh Salman and Infantino will both be absent due to other commitments.

It has been announced that the debate will be broadcast live on ESPN around the world and online.