Jermain Defoe and ex Alisha LeMay are ‘back on’ and vow to ‘try again in 2024’ as they spend New Year’s Eve together

Jermain Defoe is reportedly ‘back on’ with his ex-girlfriend Alisha LeMay as the pair spent New Year’s Eve together.

The former footballer, 41, celebrated the New Year with the influencer, 31, with the couple vowing to ‘do something about it’ again in 2024.

They were previously spotted running together over the weekend in North London, despite Jermain still dating Paige Mallabourn-Edmondson.

A source close to the player told MailOnline: ‘Jermain and Alisha are back and they spent Christmas and New Year together and had a great time. Jermain worked quite a bit, but also spent as much time as possible with Alisha.

‘Alisha knows people will raise their eyebrows if they give him a second chance, but she doesn’t care.

‘She is happy with Jermain and the couple have decided to try again and they really want to make it happen this year.

‘They have been working together on a New Year’s fitness regime and push each other forward.

“Apart from being a couple, they are also great friends, and there is a feeling among friends that they are simply meant for each other and that 2024 will be their year.”

The source added: ‘Alisha is hugely popular among many of the WAGs on the football circuit. She is friends with many of them and they love her dearly.

“Everyone hopes that things will work out and that Alisha and Jermain can settle down and find happiness together.”

Jermain and Alisha first became romantically involved last year, just weeks after he split from wife Donna Tierney in January, just seven months after they tied the knot.

The couple made their red carpet debut in October 2023 and subsequently sparked engagement rumors after Alisha was spotted with a giant diamond on her ring finger.

However, just days later, Jermain was spotted kissing new flame and wedding planner Paige, 29.

After being spotted with Paige several times, Alisha took to Instagram to post a message to her fans hinting at “everything happens for a reason” and “finding better,” which was later deleted.

The message read: ‘One day you will realize that everything you have been through was a blessing in disguise.

“Things didn’t turn out the way you expected because you were being prepared for something better, and all those restless nights wondering why everything happened to you will finally make sense.”

But it seems Alisha has now forgiven Jermain and shared a story on her Instagram on Monday discussing her goals for 2024.

She expressed her desire to slow down, to lose herself more in the moment and to ‘hold people tight’.

Some reports claim that Jermain is now spending time with both of his various love interests at two of his mansions.

He has been spotted at his home with both women, with Alisha sharing a photo at his Hertfordshire home, five days after he was photographed taking Paige to his residence in Essex.

Alisha is said to have moved into his home in Hertfordshire in May, while Paige is said to have moved into his home in Essex last month.

Although Jermain has not spoken publicly about the situation, it is claimed that the former footballer has reached an ‘unusual arrangement’ between the two women.

A source told The Sun: ‘Jermain likes to keep busy now that he’s retired, but it must be tiring going from one country house to another to spend time with Paige and then Alisha.

‘Maybe he’s having a hard time choosing who he wants to be with. Both need to know about each other and seem to be very understanding towards Jermain.’

On November 9, Jermain was seen enjoying dinner with Paige at a pub close to his home in Essex before taking her back to his home there – the country house where he lived with his ex-wife. Donna.

On November 14, Alisha revealed she spent time at Jermain’s Hertfordshire home as she took a selfie in his hallway.

MailOnline contacted Jermain’s representatives for comment at the time.

Alisha previously shared a cryptic post about “lies” and “overthinking” in November 2023 after it was claimed she and Jermain had split.

She shared a photo on Instagram of a painting with the caption: ‘Cheer up, you’re not dead yet. Wait a minute, let me think about this. I won’t tell if you don’t.’

It continued: “It’s not me, it’s you. Everyone lies. Happiness is expensive. From poor to rich. If you ever leave me, I’ll go with you.’

Alisha and Jermain’s relationship came after the break-up of his marriage to Donna, 40, just months after their glitzy £200,000 OK! Magazine wedding in June 2022.

Jermain first met the Scottish beautician by ‘liking’ her photos on social media.

They first met in person in January 2021 at a charity event, where she asked him for a signed shirt.

Just seven months later he got down on one knee and proposed to her at a £2,500-a-night Glasgow hotel decorated with light-up ‘Marry Me’ letters and rose petals.

The couple then married in a £200,000 ceremony at Cliveden House in June 2022, with some of the 250 guests including Tottenham first-team assistant coach Ledley King and ex-West Ham player turned TalkSport pundit Carlton Cole.

However, just six months later, the couple split after Jermain was spotted posting photos of himself without his wedding ring and no mention of his wife.

Donna claimed just a few months later that the footballer cheated on her after finding a love note sent to him.

In October 2022, Jermain reportedly messaged a nurse begging for sex, just a month after the lavish wedding to his wife.

He allegedly messaged a woman via Instagram and invited her to join him in his Range Rover.

The Sun reported that the academy coach began contacting the 40-year-old mother in July after she had just gotten married the month before, although Jermain denied any wrongdoing.