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Individuals of an Italian family of thieves who stole over £1.2 million valued of items, among them from former NUFC striker Isak, have been mandated to pay back just £1 each.

Brothers Valentino Nikolov and Giacomo, their sister Jela and her son Charlie journeyed to the north-east of England to burgle three houses in spring 2024.

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

At a criminal assets proceeding at the court, Jela Jovanovic and the brothers Nikolov were instructed to repay £1 each while Charlie Jovanovic must pay over a thousand pounds.

Particulars of the Break-ins

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

On March 31 they took more than one million pounds of goods such as high-end fashion, purses, jewelry and a honor from a house on a street in Jesmond, Newcastle, while the residents were on holiday.

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

After scouting out the football club's facility for 48 hours, they then acted at the home of Sweden player Alexander Isak in Darras Hall on 4 April, stealing ten thousand pounds in money, sixty-eight thousand pounds worth of jewelry and the striker's one hundred twenty thousand pound Audi RS6.

The group, who were described by prosecutors as professional touring burglars, used gloves and masks, turned their phones on silent as they approached their objectives and attached a number plate, which had been stolen from a auto shop in Chester-le-Street, on to their car with elastic bands.

They were apprehended in the Birmingham on 13 April.

Court Hearings and Sentencing

Valentino Nikolov had pleaded not guilty to the burglary plot but was found guilty by jurors, while his three relations had all entered admissions to the same charge.

At the criminal gains hearing, prosecutor the prosecution said each of the burglars had profited from their crimes to the value of over £1.2 million, which was based on what the victims said they had lost.

But Charlie Jovanovic was the only one found to have any money that could be "recovered", specifically over a thousand pounds which had already been seized by police, the court heard, with two weeks to be served in jail if he defaulted.

The remaining members had no money or assets so were ordered to pay a token amount of £1 each, with seven days in prison the consequence if the sum was not submitted.

Judge Robert Spragg said if they were found with property in the coming years, "such as operating in Italy in a fast car or owning a property", prosecutors could initiate further action to "satisfy the sum due".