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Individuals of an Italy-based family of burglars who took over £1.2 million worth of goods, including from former Newcastle United forward Isak, have been mandated to return just £1 per person.

Brothers Valentino Nikolov and Giacomo, their female sibling Jela and her son Charlie Jovanovic travelled to the northeastern of the UK to raid three houses in spring 2024.

The foursome were imprisoned for from a decade or less in May 2025.

At a proceeds of crime proceeding at Newcastle Crown Court, Jela and the Nikolov brothers were instructed to repay £1 each while Charlie must hand over over a thousand pounds.

Particulars of the Break-ins

The judge was told the group came by boat in the UK on March 27, 2024 and employed a campervan as their "headquarters", which they parked at a service area and Durham service stations while utilizing another car to search for targets and carry out burglaries.

On 31 March they stole more than £1m of goods such as designer clothing, handbags, jewellery and a honor from a house on Clayton Road in Jesmond, Newcastle, while the residents were away.

The next evening, the gang entered a house on a private road in Whitburn, South Tyneside, and took designer handbags, jewellery and shoes valued at over £100,000.

After scouting out the football club's facility for 48 hours, they then struck at the home of Swedish player Alexander Isak in Darras Hall on April 4, stealing ten thousand pounds in cash, sixty-eight thousand pounds valued of jewellery and the player's one hundred twenty thousand pound Audi RS6.

The gang, who were portrayed by the prosecution as experienced itinerant thieves, used hand coverings and face coverings, switched their phones on silent as they approached their objectives and attached a license plate, which had been stolen from a auto shop in a town, on to their vehicle with elastic bands.

They were arrested in the Birmingham area on April 13.

Legal Proceedings and Sentencing

Valentino Nikolov had pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to burglary but was convicted by the court, while his family members had all entered guilty pleas to the identical accusation.

At the criminal gains hearing, lawyer the prosecution said each of the burglars had benefited from their offenses to the amount of over £1.2 million, which was determined by what the victims said they had had stolen.

But Charlie Jovanovic was the only one found to have any funds that could be "realised", namely £1,135.50 which had previously been confiscated by police, the judge was informed, with two weeks to be spent in jail if he defaulted.

The remaining members had no money or assets so were ordered to pay a nominal fee of £1 per person, with seven days in prison the consequence if the sum was not submitted.

Judge Robert Spragg said if they were discovered with property in the coming years, "for example operating in Italy in a fast car or possessing a property", the prosecution could seek further action to "recover the sum due".