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Members of an Italy-based clan of thieves who stole over £1.2m worth of goods, including from former Newcastle United forward Isak, have been mandated to return only £1 per person.

Siblings Valentino Nikolov and Giacomo, their female sibling Jela and her child Charlie Jovanovic travelled to the northeastern of England to burgle multiple homes in spring 2024.

The group of four were imprisoned for from six and 10 years in 2025.

At a criminal assets proceeding at the court, Jela and the brothers Nikolov were instructed to repay £1 each while Charlie must pay over a thousand pounds.

Details of the Burglaries

The court previously heard the gang came by boat in the UK on 27 March 2024 and used a RV as their "base of operations", which they stationed at Scotch Corner and Durham service stations while using a separate vehicle to scout out properties and carry out burglaries.

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

The following night, the crew entered a house on a private road in Whitburn, and took luxury bags, jewellery and shoes valued at more than one hundred thousand pounds.

After scouting out the football club's training ground for two days, they then struck at the home of Sweden player Alexander Isak in Darras Hall on 4 April, stealing ten thousand pounds in money, £68,000 valued of jewellery and the player's one hundred twenty thousand pound Audi RS6.

The group, who were portrayed by the prosecution as professional itinerant burglars, wore hand coverings and masks, turned their phones off as they neared their targets and strapped a number plate, which had been taken from a auto shop in a town, on to their car with elastic bands.

They were apprehended in the Birmingham on 13 April.

Legal Proceedings and Rulings

Valentino had denied the burglary plot but was found guilty by jurors, while his family members had all entered guilty pleas to the same charge.

At the criminal gains hearing, lawyer Daniel Cordey said each of the burglars had benefited from their crimes to the value of over £1.2 million, which was based on what the affected parties said they had lost.

But Charlie Jovanovic was the sole individual deemed to have any money that could be "recovered", specifically over a thousand pounds which had previously been confiscated by authorities, the court heard, with two weeks to be spent in jail if he failed to pay.

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

The judge Spragg said if they were discovered with property in the future, "such as operating Italy in a fast car or possessing a home", the prosecution could initiate further action to "satisfy the sum outstanding".