PHILIPPE COUTINHO'S wife has hailed Aston Villa's "beautiful" star Alisha Lehmann.
Aine was in awe of the WSL ace after she posted pics from her recent appearance for Switzerland.
Lehmann, 24, played the full 90 minutes as the Swiss drew 0-0 with China on Thursday.
She posted three pictures on her Instagram account from the fixture, which led to Aine's comment.
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She wrote: "Ma Belle.. you are suuuuuch a beautiful woman ????????."
Lehmann is determined to keep growing the women's game.
She recently told The Times: "A lot of people only see the social side [of my life, via Instagram] and not actually how I play football.
"About this, I’m sometimes disappointed because I work hard every day. I train every day and I want to be the best player I can be.
"They don’t really know how I play. I’m always saying, ‘Watch a game please’ — and then they’re surprised."
She split from Villa men's star Douglas Luiz in November last year.
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The fairytale didn't last long despite being smitten from the moment they met in 2021.
They are believed to have broken up after a row about her raunchy calendar.
Before Luiz, she had dated fellow Swiss women's star, Ramona Bachmann.
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Lehmann is incredibly popular on social media for her football skills and good looks.
For which she gained tens of millions of followers across all social media platforms.
