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Individuals of an Italian family of burglars who took more than £1.2m valued of goods, among them from former NUFC striker Alexander Isak, have been ordered to return only £1 per person.

Siblings Valentino and Giacomo, their female sibling Jela and her son Charlie Jovanovic journeyed to the northeastern of England to raid multiple homes in April 2024.

The foursome were jailed for between a decade or less in 2025.

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

Particulars of the Burglaries

The judge previously heard the group arrived by boat in the UK on 27 March 2024 and employed a RV as their "headquarters", which they parked at Scotch Corner and Durham rest stops while utilizing a separate vehicle to scout out targets and carry out thefts.

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

The following night, the crew entered a home on a private road in Whitburn, South Tyneside, and took luxury bags, valuables and footwear worth over one hundred thousand pounds.

After scouting out the football club's training ground for two days, they then acted at the home of Sweden player Alexander Isak in Darras Hall on April 4, taking £10,000 in money, £68,000 valued of jewellery and the striker's £120,000 Audi RS6.

The group, who were described by prosecutors as professional itinerant thieves, used hand coverings and face coverings, turned their mobile devices off as they neared their objectives and strapped a number plate, which had been taken from a garage in Chester-le-Street, on to their vehicle with rubber straps.

They were apprehended in the Birmingham on April 13.

Court Proceedings and Rulings

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

At the proceeds of crime session, lawyer the prosecution said each of the burglars had profited from their offenses to the value of over £1.2 million, which was based on what the victims said they had had stolen.

But Charlie 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 was informed, with two weeks to be served in prison if he failed to pay.

The other three had no assets or assets so were directed to pay a nominal fee of £1 each, with one week in prison the result if the money was not paid.

Judge Robert Spragg said if they were found with property in the future, "such as operating in Italy in a fast car or possessing a home", the prosecution could seek further action to "satisfy the sum outstanding".