🔗 Share this article Alexander Isak Robbers Ordered to Pay Only £1 Each from £1.2m Thefts Jela Jovanovic confessed to participating in the crimes Individuals of an Italian clan of thieves who stole over £1.2m valued of items, including from former Newcastle United forward Isak, have been mandated to pay back just £1 per person. Brothers Valentino and Giacomo Nikolov, their sister Jela and her child Charlie journeyed to the north-east of England to raid three houses in April 2024. The group of four were imprisoned for from six and 10 years in 2025. At a proceeds of crime hearing at the court, Jela and the brothers Nikolov were instructed to pay back £1 each while Charlie must hand over £1,135. Details of the Break-ins The court previously heard the group arrived by ferry in the UK on 27 March 2024 and used a campervan as their "base of operations", which they parked at a service area and Durham service rest stops while using a separate vehicle to scout out targets and carry out thefts. On 31 March they stole over £1m of goods including designer clothing, purses, jewellery and a CBE medal from a house on Clayton Road in Jesmond, Newcastle, while the residents were away. Valentino was the sole member of the group to deny burglary but was convicted by jurors The following night, the gang broke into a home on a private road in Whitburn, and stole designer handbags, jewellery and footwear valued at over one hundred thousand pounds. After scouting out the football club's training ground for 48 hours, they then acted at the residence of Sweden player Alexander Isak in Darras Hall, Ponteland on 4 April, taking £10,000 in cash, £68,000 worth of jewellery and the striker's one hundred twenty thousand pound Audi RS6. The group, who were portrayed by prosecutors as experienced touring burglars, wore gloves and face coverings, turned their mobile devices on silent as they neared their objectives and strapped a number plate, which had been stolen from a auto shop in Chester-le-Street, on to their car with elastic bands. They were arrested in the Birmingham on 13 April. Thieves stole money and jewelry valued at £80,000 and an car from then-Newcastle United striker Isak's property Legal Hearings and Rulings Valentino 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 same charge. At the proceeds of crime session, prosecutor the prosecution said every one of the burglars had profited from their offenses to the amount of over £1.2 million, which was determined by what the victims said they had had stolen. But Charlie Jovanovic was the only one found to have any money 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 jail if he defaulted. The remaining members had no assets or assets so were directed to pay a nominal fee of £1 per person, with seven days in incarceration the result if the sum was not submitted. The judge Robert Spragg said if they were found with property in the future, "such as driving around in Italy in a fast car or owning a home", prosecutors could seek further action to "recover the amount outstanding".