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Members of an Italy-based clan of thieves who took over £1.2m valued of items, including from ex- Newcastle United forward Isak, have been ordered to pay back only £1 each.

Siblings Valentino Nikolov and Giacomo, their sister Jela and her son Charlie Jovanovic travelled to the north-east of England to raid three houses in spring 2024.

The group of four were jailed for from a decade or less in May 2025.

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

Particulars of the Burglaries

The judge previously heard the gang arrived by ferry in the UK on March 27, 2024 and employed a RV as their "headquarters", which they stationed at Scotch Corner and Durham service service stations while using another car to search for targets and carry out burglaries.

On 31 March they stole more than one million pounds of items including high-end fashion, handbags, jewelry and a CBE medal from a residence on a street in Jesmond, while the residents were on holiday.

The following night, the gang broke into a house on a private road in Whitburn, and stole luxury bags, valuables and footwear valued at more than one hundred thousand pounds.

Following surveillance of Newcastle United's training ground for 48 hours, they then struck at the home of Sweden striker Mr Isak in Darras Hall on 4 April, taking £10,000 in cash, sixty-eight thousand pounds worth 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 targets and strapped a number plate, which had been stolen from a garage in a town, on to their vehicle with elastic bands.

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 found guilty by the court, while his family members had all submitted admissions to the identical accusation.

At the criminal gains session, prosecutor Daniel Cordey said each of the burglars had benefited from their crimes to the amount of over £1.2 million, which was based on what the victims said they had lost.

But Charlie Jovanovic was the sole individual found to have any funds that could be "recovered", specifically £1,135.50 which had previously been confiscated by authorities, the judge heard, with two weeks to be served in prison if he defaulted.

The remaining members had no assets or assets so were directed to make a token amount of £1 each, with one week in prison the consequence if the sum was not submitted.

The judge Spragg said if they were found with property in the coming years, "such as operating Italy in a sports car or owning a property", the prosecution could initiate new proceedings to "satisfy the amount due".