following his move from borussia dortmund for an initial $111 million. he s been meeting the world s media in the spanish capital on thursday, including john watson. when he was told by his dad 15 months ago that real madrid were interested, he said it gave him goosebumps and that set in process this big move to real madrid. and he will wear the number five shirt and it won t be lost on many football fans, that is the shirt that was worn by zinedine zidane, one of the all time club legends here when he was at the club here, so big shoes to fill forjude bellingham, but he is clearly excited by the prospect and says this move moves him out of his comfort zone, but is a challenge he is ready to embrace. he is a great player, he was the best, but for me i am trying to have my own path and maybe extend the legacy of the number, instead of trying to reach his, so yes, i will use everything that i have got around me to try to do good by the number and by the player. now we know, ver
deal his identity, but has announced its first official solo exhibition for 14 years. it will open to the public in glasgow on sunday. he was our entertainment correspondence, colin patterson. banksy s first solo show for 14 years was shrouded in secrecy not surprising for someone who has never revealed their true identity. only two of the staff at glasgow s gallery of modern art even knew it was happening. my wife will be very surprised this morning and obviously all colleagues were as well, but it will be worth it. they ll understand when they realise it s a banksy exhibition. the show is pretty much a career retrospective and we were the first to be given a look around. many of the stencils used to create banksy s most famous works have been included in the show, including this one from the barbican in 2017. but they ve been painted and given a new lease of life. there was a time when banksy couldn t get his work in major galleries. his solution? wear a disguise, go in and put the
his solution? wear a disguise, go in and put them up himself. and there is a real behind the scenes element to this show. how his works were made, including the famous shredder hidden in the frame that went off at sotheby s as soon as the girl with the balloon was sold. and as for why banksy chose glasgow this is the reason. right outside the venue, for more than 40 years, glaswegians have been putting road cones on top of a statue of the first duke of wellington. banksy has declared it his favourite work of art in the uk. this is something, the cone on the head, that s been going on in glasgow since the mid 1980s. and local tour guides approve of his choice. fantastic, i go along with that, that sounds pretty cool to me. banksy s last glasgow show was in 2001, before he was famous. as soon as it finished the venue painted over his works. this show could tour the world.
0ur entertainment correspondent colin paterson has been given a preview. banksy s first solo show for 1h years was shrouded in secrecy not surprising for someone who has never revealed their true identity. only two of the staff at glasgow s gallery of modern art even knew it was happening. my wife will be very surprised this morning and obviously all colleagues were as well, but it will be worth it. they ll understand when they realise it s a banksy exhibition. the show is pretty much a career retrospective and we were the first to be given a look around. many of the stencils used to create banksy s most famous works have been included in the show, including this one from the barbican in 2017. but they ve been painted and given a new lease of life. there was a time when banksy couldn t get his work in major galleries. his solution? wear a disguise, go in and put them up himself. and there is a real behind the scenes element to this show.