Sheffield United owner Prince Abdullah says the Bin Ladens are ‘a really good family’.
It emerged that Abdullah, a Saudi, took a loan from the Bin Laden family during his court battle with former business partner Kevin McCabe.
McCabe was forced to sell all his shares to Prince Abdullah after losing an ownership battle for the Blades.
Prince Abdullah, who now assumes 100 per cent control of the club, claims he is ‘offended’ when people speak ill of the Bin Ladens – suggesting 9/11 mastermind Osama was just their ‘black sheep’.
The Bin Laden clan have been intimately connected to the Saudi royal family since the 1950s when Osama’s father, Muhammad, began carrying out major construction work for them.
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The company become one of the wealthiest and largest construction forms in the Middle East by the time he died.
Osama was disowned by the family in the mid-90s, according to Prince Abdullah.
And after revealing the Bin Ladens considered buying a stake in Sheffield United, Prince Abdullah also said: “I get offended when people think Bin Laden is a bad name.
“It’s a really good family. It had a black sheep as most families do, but it’s a really respectable family and if I do business with them again, I’d be happy to.
“It’s not a disgraced name. I was trying to help Kevin sell his shares, I never put mine for sale.
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“The family were looking to buy Kevin’s shares, and the million they put was a down-payment to give them time to do due diligence.
“If they decided not to buy, the money was to be used as a loan for a year without any interest.
“I’m usually tolerant but when people talk about Bin Laden as a dirty family I get offended.
“It’s not my family to support but I think it’s the right thing to say.”
Sheffield United are fifth in the Premier League table having amassed five points from their first five matches.
Chris Wilder’s men next face Everton on Saturday – a game you can listen to LIVE on talkSPORT 2 – kick-off 3pm.