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Individuals of an Italy-based family of thieves who took more than £1.2 million worth of goods, among them from ex- Newcastle United forward Isak, have been ordered to pay back just £1 per person.

Brothers Valentino Nikolov and Giacomo Nikolov, their sister Jela Jovanovic and her son Charlie Jovanovic journeyed to the north-east of the UK to raid three houses in April 2024.

The group of four were imprisoned for between a decade or less in May 2025.

At a proceeds of crime hearing at Newcastle Crown Court, Jela Jovanovic and the brothers Nikolov were instructed to pay back £1 per person while Charlie must pay over a thousand pounds.

Particulars of the Burglaries

The judge previously heard the gang came by boat in the United Kingdom on March 27, 2024 and employed a campervan as their "headquarters", which they parked at a service area and Durham service stations while utilizing a separate vehicle to scout out properties and carry out burglaries.

On March 31 they stole more than one million pounds of goods such as high-end fashion, purses, jewelry and a honor from a house on Clayton Road in Jesmond, while the residents were on holiday.

The following night, the gang broke into a house on a gated cul-de-sac in Whitburn, and stole designer handbags, valuables and shoes worth more than £100,000.

After scouting out the football club's training ground for two days, they then acted at the home of Swedish player Alexander Isak in Darras Hall on 4 April, stealing ten thousand pounds in cash, £68,000 valued of jewelry and the player's one hundred twenty thousand pound luxury car.

The group, who were described by the prosecution as experienced itinerant burglars, wore gloves and face coverings, turned their mobile devices on silent as they neared their objectives and attached a license plate, which had been taken from a auto shop in a town, on to their car with rubber straps.

They were arrested in the Birmingham area on April 13.

Court Hearings and Rulings

Valentino had pleaded not guilty to the burglary plot but was convicted by jurors, while his family members had all entered admissions to the identical accusation.

At the criminal gains session, lawyer the prosecution said every one of the burglars had profited from their crimes to the amount of £1,266,285.93, which was determined by what the affected parties said they had lost.

But Charlie Jovanovic was the only one deemed to have any money that could be "recovered", namely £1,135.50 which had previously been confiscated by authorities, the judge heard, with 14 days to be served in prison if he failed to pay.

The remaining members had no money or property so were directed to make a nominal fee of £1 each, with seven days in prison the result if the sum was not submitted.

The judge Spragg said if they were discovered with assets in the future, "for example operating in Italy in a fast car or possessing a home", prosecutors could seek new proceedings to "satisfy the sum outstanding".