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Individuals of an Italy-based clan of burglars who stole over £1.2m worth of goods, among them from ex- NUFC striker Isak, have been ordered to pay back just £1 per person.

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

The group of four were imprisoned for between a decade or less in 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 pay over a thousand pounds.

Details of the Break-ins

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

On 31 March they took more than one million pounds of goods such as designer clothing, handbags, jewelry and a CBE medal from a house on Clayton Road in Jesmond, Newcastle, while the residents were away.

The following night, the crew entered a house on a private road in Whitburn, and stole luxury bags, jewellery and footwear worth more than £100,000.

Following surveillance of the football club's facility for 48 hours, they then struck at the residence of Sweden player Alexander Isak in Darras Hall on 4 April, stealing £10,000 in cash, £68,000 valued of jewelry and the player's £120,000 luxury car.

The gang, who were portrayed by prosecutors as experienced itinerant burglars, wore hand coverings and face coverings, turned their phones on silent as they neared their objectives and attached a number plate, which had been taken from a garage in Chester-le-Street, on to their vehicle with rubber straps.

They were apprehended in the Birmingham area on April 13.

Court Proceedings and Rulings

Valentino had denied the burglary plot but was convicted by jurors, while his family members had all submitted guilty pleas to the identical accusation.

At the criminal gains session, lawyer Daniel Cordey said each of the burglars had profited from their offenses to the value of over £1.2 million, which was determined by what the affected parties said they had had stolen.

But Charlie Jovanovic was the sole individual deemed to have any money that could be "recovered", namely £1,135.50 which had already been seized by authorities, the court was informed, with 14 days to be served in prison if he defaulted.

The other three had no money or assets so were ordered to make a token amount of £1 each, with one week in prison the consequence if the money was not paid.

The judge Robert Spragg said if they were discovered with property in the coming years, "for example operating Italy in a sports car or possessing a home", the prosecution could seek further action to "recover the amount due".