"I earn 100 times less" - Alisha Lehmann compares her earnings to boyfriend Douglas Luiz and slams wage disparity despite playing for the same club
Juventus women's team forward Alisha Lehmann has spoken against the pay gap between male and female footballers. The 25-year-old compared her pay with her partner Douglas Luiz's to highlight the wage disparity in men's and women's football.
Lehmann and her boyfriend Luiz played for Aston Villa till last season before joining Juventus this summer. The Serie A giants reportedly paid Villa €50,000 to sign the Swiss international. However, they had to fork out 100 times more - €50 million - to sign Brazil international Luiz.
Lehmann spoke to La Repubblica, lamenting the pay difference between the couple.
"After training, I often tell Douglas that it's unfair. We do the same job, but he earns a hundred thousand times more than me," said the Swiss women's team star.
"I want to help women's football" - Alisha Lehmann
Alisha Lehmann is a hugely popular figure in women's football. The former Aston Villa forward has 17 million followers on Instagram while her TikTok base boasts a subscriber base of 11 million.
The Switzerland international told Gazzetta dello Sport she wants to use her social media account to help women's football.
"I’ve used social media to promote English football, and now I want to help women’s football in Italy. I am a footballer, and I do my best on the pitch. The time I spend on social media is nothing compared to my work on the pitch. Football is all my life," she said.
"Perhaps social media will push people to follow women’s football more. It’s a developing process that takes time," the forward added.
Despite her fame, Lehmann claims she considers herself a "normal person". After signing for Juventus, she acknowledged it is nice to be recognized on the streets of Turin.
"I don’t live like a star but like everyone else. When people see you on social media, they think you live differently, but that’s not true. My life is ordinary. I go home, and I cook. The same as everyone else," Lehmann said.
"Then it’s nice when you walk around the streets and people greet you with: ‘Ciao Alisha, how are you?’," she added.