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Individuals of an Italy-based clan of burglars who took over £1.2 million worth of goods, among them from ex- Newcastle United forward Isak, have been ordered to return only £1 per person.

Siblings Valentino and Giacomo Nikolov, their sister Jela Jovanovic and her son Charlie Jovanovic travelled to the northeastern of England to raid multiple homes in spring 2024.

The group of four were jailed for from a decade or less in 2025.

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

Details of the Break-ins

The judge was told 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 using another car to search for targets and execute thefts.

On March 31 they took over £1m of goods including high-end fashion, handbags, jewelry and a honor from a residence on Clayton Road in Jesmond, while the owners were on holiday.

The following night, the gang broke into a house on a gated cul-de-sac in Whitburn, and took designer handbags, jewellery and footwear worth more than one hundred thousand pounds.

After scouting out the football club's training ground for 48 hours, they then acted at the home of Sweden player Alexander Isak in Darras Hall, Ponteland on April 4, stealing ten thousand pounds in cash, sixty-eight thousand pounds worth of jewelry and the striker's £120,000 Audi RS6.

The gang, who were described by the prosecution as professional touring burglars, used hand coverings and masks, switched their mobile devices on silent as they neared their targets and attached a number plate, which had been taken from a garage in a town, on to their car with elastic bands.

They were apprehended in the Birmingham area on April 13.

Legal Proceedings and Rulings

Valentino had denied the burglary plot but was convicted by the court, while his three relations had all entered admissions to the identical accusation.

At the proceeds of crime hearing, lawyer Daniel Cordey said each of the burglars had benefited from their crimes to the value of over £1.2 million, which was determined by what the victims said they had lost.

But Charlie Jovanovic was the only one found to have any money that could be "realised", specifically £1,135.50 which had previously been confiscated by authorities, the court heard, with two weeks to be served in prison if he failed to pay.

The other three had no money or property so were ordered to make a token amount of £1 each, with one week in prison the consequence if the money was not paid.

The judge Robert Spragg said if they were discovered with property in the coming years, "such as driving around in Italy in a fast car or owning a property", prosecutors could initiate new proceedings to "satisfy the sum outstanding".