Five things you didn't know about Romelu Lukaku ahead of £75million Manchester United transfer

United announced on Saturday morning they had finally come to an agreement with Everton over a transfer fee understood to be in the region of £75million

Romelu Lukaku is set to become the second most expensive player in British football history (@rlukaku9 / Instagram)

Romelu Lukaku looks all set to become the second most expensive player in British football history - but how much do you know about him?

Manchester United announced on Saturday morning they had finally come to an agreement with Everton over a transfer fee understood to be in the region of £75million.

That will see him surpass all but Paul Pogba's world record £89m transfer but could exceed his new teammate's with add-ons and bonuses likely to see the total move closer to the £100m mark.

Lukaku will become United's second summer signing following Victor Lindelof who arrived from Benfica last month with many more expected to join them as Jose Mourinho takes a hands-on approach as he attempts to build a squad capable of challenging both at home and abroad.

But it is Lukaku's transfer that is the most eye-catching - here are five things you might not know about the £75m man.

Linguistic skills

Like many Belgians, Lukaku is multilingual. He can speak Dutch, French, Spanish, Portuguese and English. Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho was once a translator at Barcelona and is a skilled linguist.

Lukaku is set to join United in a £75m deal (Getty ) (Getty)

Foreward's foresight

Lukaku was the subject of a television documentary which, in 2009, showed him touring Stamford Bridge on a school trip to London. He declared his desire to play for Chelsea then. He fulfilled the dream, but left after telling Mourinho of his wish to play regularly following his penalty shootout miss in the 2013 European Super Cup loss to Bayern Munich.

Statuesque

Lukaku, at 6ft 3in (1.90m), has an imposing physique. "I never lift weights. My physique? It is a gift from God," Lukaku said in a 2011 interview. But a recent Instagram post saw him as the smaller man. He was with United's Paul Pogba (1.91m) and Toronto Raptors NBA star Serge Ibaka (2.08m).

Hang time

Lukaku and Pogba went on holiday to Miami together in 2016 and to California this summer. Lukaku posted a video of the pair playing one-on-one basketball together, but did not say who won, last summer. That was prior to Pogba's £89.3million world-record move to Manchester United from Juventus.

Five-a-side

Lukaku enjoys playing football even in his downtime. And he sparked controversy last month when playing five-a-side on a pitch adorned with Chelsea badges while on holiday in Los Angeles. "Its just a 5 a side game people! Some of you need to chill," Lukaku wrote on Twitter. In February, Lukaku selected a Chelsea dominated fantasy Premier League five-a-side team: Thibaut Courtois, John Terry, Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba. Manchester City's Vincent Kompany was the exception.