Alisha Lehmann receives special bear gift from ex-Aston Villa team-mate Chaney Boye-Hlorkah as she poses with her new 'little friend'

It's been a busy week for the Swiss international who turned 25 on Sunday. She helped fire the Villans to the quarter-finals of the WSL Cup, finding the target during an emphatic 7-0 win at Sunderland. With the WSL back after its winter break, Lehmann still managed to find time to show fans one of the more eclectic gifts she received.

Showing off the new addition to her vast Instagram following, Lehmann posted: "Say hello to my little friend," alongside a bear emoji.

Lehmann and Boye-Hlorkah were team-mates at Everton together before they both made the switch to Villa in the summer of 2021. Boye-Hlorak has since moved on to the London City Lionesses but it's clear the two have forged a close friendship. They demonstrated this when celebrating Lehmann's glitzy 25th-birthday this week - where they exchanged some touching messages on social media.

With birthday celebrations out of the way, Lehmann and her Villa colleagues will be fully focussed on their trip north to face Manchester United on Sunday, as they look to narrow the gap to the top four.