The Smile singer, who split with Ed Simons of the Chemical Brothers after having a miscarriage, has been bombarded by phone calls by the soccer star.
"Jermain is done with skinny blondes and thinks curvy Lily would be perfect. He thinks she is the perfect mix of ghetto and posh," a source close to Defoe told the Daily Mirror.
According to FemaleFirst, the 22-year-old singer has her eye on Rupert Grint, who played Ron in Harry Potter. They were spotted together in London restaurants during the month of February.