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Individuals of an Italy-based family of burglars who stole over £1.2m worth of goods, including from ex- Newcastle United forward Isak, have been mandated to pay back only £1 each.

Siblings Valentino Nikolov and Giacomo Nikolov, their female sibling Jela and her son Charlie travelled to the northeastern of England to raid three houses in April 2024.

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

At a proceeds of crime proceeding at the court, Jela and the Nikolov brothers were ordered to pay back £1 each while Charlie Jovanovic must hand over over a thousand pounds.

Details of the Burglaries

The judge was told the group came by boat in the UK on March 27, 2024 and employed a RV as their "base of operations", which they stationed at Scotch Corner and Durham service stations while utilizing a separate vehicle to scout out properties and execute burglaries.

On March 31 they took more than £1m of items including designer clothing, handbags, jewellery and a honor from a house on Clayton Road in Jesmond, Newcastle, while the residents were away.

The next evening, the crew broke into a home on a gated cul-de-sac in Whitburn, and stole luxury bags, valuables and footwear worth over £100,000.

After scouting out Newcastle United's training ground for 48 hours, they then struck at the home of Sweden striker Alexander Isak in Darras Hall, Ponteland on 4 April, stealing £10,000 in cash, £68,000 worth of jewelry and the player's one hundred twenty thousand pound luxury car.

The gang, who were portrayed by prosecutors as professional touring burglars, wore hand coverings and masks, switched their mobile devices off as they approached their objectives and attached a number plate, which had been stolen from a auto shop in a town, on to their vehicle with elastic bands.

They were arrested in the Birmingham area on April 13.

Legal Hearings and Rulings

Valentino Nikolov had pleaded not guilty to the burglary plot but was found guilty by jurors, while his three relations had all entered guilty pleas to the identical accusation.

At the criminal gains hearing, prosecutor 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 Jovanovic was the sole individual deemed to have any money that could be "realised", specifically £1,135.50 which had previously been confiscated by police, the court was informed, with 14 days to be served in jail if he defaulted.

The other three had no assets or assets so were ordered to make a nominal fee of £1 each, with seven days in prison the result if the money was not paid.

The judge Robert Spragg said if they were found with assets in the coming years, "for example operating in Italy in a fast car or owning a home", prosecutors could initiate further action to "recover the sum outstanding".