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Individuals of an Italy-based clan of thieves who took more than £1.2 million worth of items, among them from ex- Newcastle United striker Isak, have been mandated to pay back only £1 per person.

Siblings Valentino and Giacomo, their female sibling Jela and her child Charlie Jovanovic journeyed to the northeastern of England to raid multiple homes in April 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 Jovanovic and the brothers Nikolov were ordered to repay £1 each while Charlie Jovanovic must pay over a thousand pounds.

Details of the Burglaries

The court was told the gang came by boat in the United Kingdom on March 27, 2024 and employed a campervan as their "headquarters", which they stationed at a service area and Durham service stations while utilizing a separate vehicle to search for targets and execute burglaries.

On March 31 they stole more than one million pounds of items including designer clothing, handbags, jewellery and a honor from a residence on a street in Jesmond, while the owners were on holiday.

The next evening, the gang entered a house on a private road in Whitburn, South Tyneside, and stole luxury bags, valuables and shoes valued at over one hundred thousand pounds.

Following surveillance of Newcastle United's facility for 48 hours, they then acted at the residence of Swedish player Alexander Isak in Darras Hall on 4 April, taking ten thousand pounds in money, £68,000 valued of jewelry and the striker's £120,000 Audi RS6.

The gang, who were described by prosecutors as professional itinerant thieves, used gloves and face coverings, turned their phones off as they approached their targets and strapped a license plate, which had been taken from a garage in a town, on to their car with elastic bands.

They were apprehended in the Birmingham on April 13.

Legal Hearings and Rulings

Valentino Nikolov had denied the burglary plot but was found guilty by the court, while his three relations had all submitted guilty pleas to the identical accusation.

At the criminal gains session, lawyer Daniel Cordey said each of the defendants had profited from their crimes to the value of over £1.2 million, which was determined by what the affected parties said they had had stolen.

But Charlie was the sole individual deemed to have any funds that could be "recovered", namely £1,135.50 which had previously been confiscated by police, the judge was informed, with two weeks to be served in prison if he failed to pay.

The other three had no assets or property so were directed to make a nominal fee of £1 per person, with one week in prison the consequence if the sum was not paid.

The judge Robert Spragg said if they were discovered with property in the future, "such as driving around Italy in a fast car or owning a property", prosecutors could seek further action to "recover the sum outstanding".