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Members of an Italy-based clan of burglars who stole more than £1.2m worth of items, including from ex- Newcastle United forward Isak, have been mandated to pay back only £1 each.

Brothers 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 foursome were imprisoned for from six and 10 years in May 2025.

At a criminal assets proceeding at the court, Jela Jovanovic and the brothers Nikolov were ordered to repay £1 per person while Charlie must hand over £1,135.

Particulars of the Burglaries

The court previously heard the group arrived by ferry in the UK on March 27, 2024 and used a RV as their "base of operations", which they stationed at Scotch Corner and Durham rest stops while utilizing a separate vehicle to search for targets and execute burglaries.

On 31 March they stole over £1m of goods such as high-end fashion, handbags, jewellery and a CBE medal from a house on Clayton Road in Jesmond, Newcastle, while the owners were away.

The following night, the gang entered a house on a gated cul-de-sac in Whitburn, South Tyneside, and took designer handbags, jewellery and footwear worth more than £100,000.

Following surveillance of the football club's facility for two days, they then acted at the home of Swedish striker Mr Isak in Darras Hall on 4 April, taking ten thousand pounds in money, sixty-eight thousand pounds valued of jewellery and the striker's £120,000 Audi RS6.

The gang, who were portrayed by the prosecution as professional touring thieves, used hand coverings and face coverings, turned their mobile devices off as they approached their targets 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 on 13 April.

Legal Hearings and Sentencing

Valentino Nikolov had denied conspiracy to burglary but was found guilty by jurors, while his three relations had all entered admissions to the identical accusation.

At the proceeds of crime session, prosecutor the prosecution said each of the defendants had profited from their offenses to the value of £1,266,285.93, which was based on what the affected parties said they had had stolen.

But Charlie 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 was informed, with 14 days to be served in jail if he failed to pay.

The remaining members had no money or property so were directed to pay a nominal fee of £1 each, with one week in prison the consequence if the money was not submitted.

The judge Spragg said if they were discovered with assets in the future, "for example operating in Italy in a sports car or owning a home", the prosecution could initiate new proceedings to "satisfy the sum due".