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

Siblings Valentino Nikolov and Giacomo Nikolov, their sister Jela and her child Charlie Jovanovic travelled to the northeastern of England to raid three houses in April 2024.

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

At a criminal assets hearing at the court, Jela and the brothers Nikolov were instructed to pay back £1 per person while Charlie Jovanovic must hand over over a thousand pounds.

Details of the Burglaries

The judge was told the gang arrived by ferry in the United Kingdom on 27 March 2024 and employed a RV as their "base of operations", which they parked at Scotch Corner and Durham service stations while utilizing a separate vehicle to search for targets and carry out thefts.

On March 31 they stole more than one million pounds of items such as designer clothing, handbags, jewellery and a honor from a residence on Clayton Road in Jesmond, Newcastle, while the residents were on holiday.

The following night, the gang entered a home on a gated cul-de-sac in Whitburn, South Tyneside, and took luxury bags, valuables and shoes valued at over £100,000.

Following surveillance of Newcastle United's facility for 48 hours, they then struck at the home of Sweden player Alexander Isak in Darras Hall, Ponteland on 4 April, taking £10,000 in money, £68,000 worth of jewellery and the striker's one hundred twenty thousand pound luxury car.

The group, who were described by the prosecution as professional touring burglars, used hand coverings and face coverings, switched their phones on silent as they approached their objectives and attached a number plate, which had been taken from a auto shop in Chester-le-Street, on to their vehicle with rubber straps.

They were arrested in the Birmingham area on April 13.

Legal Hearings and Sentencing

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

At the proceeds of crime session, prosecutor Daniel Cordey said every one of the defendants had profited from their crimes to the amount of over £1.2 million, which was determined by what the victims said they had lost.

But Charlie was the only one found to have any funds that could be "realised", namely £1,135.50 which had already been seized by police, the judge was informed, with two weeks to be spent in prison if he defaulted.

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

Judge Robert Spragg said if they were found with assets in the future, "for example operating Italy in a sports car or owning a property", the prosecution could initiate new proceedings to "recover the amount due".