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Individuals of an Italian family of thieves who took more than £1.2 million valued of goods, including from former NUFC forward Alexander Isak, have been ordered to pay back only £1 each.

Siblings Valentino and Giacomo, their sister Jela and her son Charlie journeyed to the northeastern of the UK to raid three houses in spring 2024.

The group of four were imprisoned 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 pay back £1 each while Charlie Jovanovic must hand over £1,135.

Particulars of the Burglaries

The judge previously heard the group arrived by ferry in the United Kingdom on March 27, 2024 and used a RV as their "base of operations", which they stationed at Scotch Corner and Durham service rest stops while utilizing a separate vehicle to search for properties and carry out burglaries.

On March 31 they took over one million pounds of goods such as high-end fashion, purses, jewelry and a honor from a house on Clayton Road in Jesmond, while the owners were on holiday.

The next evening, the gang broke into a house on a private road in Whitburn, South Tyneside, and stole luxury bags, valuables and shoes worth more than £100,000.

Following surveillance of the football club's training ground for two days, they then acted at the residence of Sweden player Mr Isak in Darras Hall on 4 April, taking £10,000 in cash, £68,000 valued of jewelry and the striker's one hundred twenty thousand pound Audi RS6.

The gang, who were portrayed by prosecutors as professional touring burglars, used gloves and face coverings, turned their mobile devices off as they neared their objectives and strapped a number plate, which had been stolen from a garage in a town, on to their car with rubber straps.

They were apprehended in the Birmingham area on April 13.

Court Hearings and Sentencing

Valentino Nikolov had denied the burglary plot but was found guilty by jurors, while his three relations had all submitted admissions to the identical accusation.

At the proceeds of crime session, prosecutor Daniel Cordey said every one of the burglars had benefited from their offenses to the value of £1,266,285.93, which was determined by what the affected parties said they had had stolen.

But Charlie was the only one found to have any money that could be "recovered", specifically over a thousand pounds which had previously been confiscated by police, the judge heard, with 14 days to be spent in jail if he defaulted.

The remaining members had no assets or assets so were directed to make a nominal fee of £1 each, with one week in incarceration the consequence if the money was not paid.

Judge Spragg said if they were found with assets in the coming years, "for example driving around Italy in a fast car or possessing a property", the prosecution could initiate new proceedings to "satisfy the sum outstanding".