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Individuals of an Italian family of thieves who stole more than £1.2 million valued of goods, among them from ex- Newcastle United forward Isak, have been mandated to pay back only £1 per person.

Brothers Valentino and Giacomo Nikolov, their sister Jela Jovanovic and her son Charlie travelled to the northeastern of England to raid multiple homes in spring 2024.

The foursome were imprisoned for from a decade or less in 2025.

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

Particulars of the Break-ins

The court previously heard the gang arrived by ferry in the UK on March 27, 2024 and employed a campervan as their "base of operations", which they parked at a service area and Durham rest stops while using a separate vehicle to scout out targets and execute thefts.

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

The next evening, the crew broke into a home on a gated cul-de-sac in Whitburn, and stole designer handbags, valuables and footwear worth more than one hundred thousand pounds.

Following surveillance of the football club's facility for 48 hours, they then struck at the home of Swedish striker Mr Isak in Darras Hall, Ponteland on 4 April, taking ten thousand pounds in cash, £68,000 valued of jewelry and the player's one hundred twenty thousand pound Audi RS6.

The group, who were portrayed by the prosecution as experienced itinerant burglars, used hand coverings and face coverings, turned their phones on silent as they neared their objectives and strapped a license plate, which had been stolen from a auto shop in Chester-le-Street, on to their vehicle with elastic bands.

They were arrested in the Birmingham on 13 April.

Court Hearings and Sentencing

Valentino Nikolov had denied conspiracy to burglary but was found guilty by jurors, while his family members had all submitted admissions to the same charge.

At the criminal gains session, lawyer the prosecution said each of the burglars had benefited from their crimes to the value of over £1.2 million, which was determined by what the affected parties said they had lost.

But Charlie Jovanovic was the only one deemed to have any funds that could be "realised", specifically £1,135.50 which had previously been confiscated by authorities, the judge was informed, with two weeks to be served in jail if he failed to pay.

The remaining members had no assets or property so were directed to make a token amount of £1 each, with seven days in prison the consequence if the money was not paid.

The judge Spragg said if they were found with property in the coming years, "for example driving around in Italy in a sports car or possessing a property", prosecutors could initiate new proceedings to "recover the sum due".