'they Think I Just Go Home And Make Tiktoks - It's Not True'

Swiss-born Lehmann, 26, has spoken successful nan past astir really she hopes to usage her societal media level to build nan floor plan of women's shot and bring nan crippled to a caller audience.

For comparison, England's Chloe Kelly and Alessia Russo person 1.5m and 1.1m Instagram followers respectively, while ex-US prima Alex Morgan has 9m.

Her posts alternate betwixt manner contented and her football, catering for a wide and divers following, but making her a target for those who activity to criticise.

"Sometimes, it's frustrating," she tells BBC Sport. "People don't spot nan activity that I put in. They deliberation I conscionable train and past spell location to make TikToks - it's not true.

"I'm very professional. I ever springiness everything connected nan transportation and I want to beryllium nan best. If I've not done my champion erstwhile I cheque my information aft training, I will do other rounds to effort to improve.

"People tin deliberation what they want but everything I do is focused connected being nan champion subordinate I tin be."

Lehmann first moved to nan Women's Super League successful 2018, joining West Ham aft scoring doubly successful nan 2018 European Under-19 Championship.

Across six years successful England, she made 108 appearances, scoring 19 goals and providing 10 assists during spells successful eastbound London, Everton and Aston Villa.

After a difficult clip successful Italy pinch Juventus and past Como, Lehmann says returning to a state she thinks of arsenic "home" was an evident decision.

"I signed a semipermanent woody successful Como but aft a period I realised I didn't for illustration it and wanted to return to England," she explains.

"I emotion it here, nan shot is amended and England feels for illustration location to me."