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Individuals of an Italian family of thieves who stole more than £1.2 million valued of goods, including from ex- NUFC striker Isak, have been mandated to return just £1 per person.

Brothers Valentino and Giacomo, their sister Jela and her child Charlie Jovanovic travelled to the northeastern of England to raid multiple homes in spring 2024.

The foursome were jailed for from six and 10 years in May 2025.

At a criminal assets hearing at Newcastle Crown Court, Jela Jovanovic and the brothers Nikolov were ordered to repay £1 each while Charlie Jovanovic must hand over £1,135.

Details of the Break-ins

The judge was told the group came by boat in the UK on 27 March 2024 and used a RV as their "base of operations", which they stationed at a service area and Durham service rest stops while utilizing a separate vehicle to scout out properties and execute thefts.

On 31 March they took over £1m of items such as high-end fashion, handbags, jewellery and a CBE medal from a house on Clayton Road in Jesmond, while the residents were on holiday.

The following night, the gang entered a home on a private road in Whitburn, South Tyneside, and stole designer handbags, jewellery and shoes worth more than one hundred thousand pounds.

Following surveillance of the football club's facility for two days, they then struck at the residence of Sweden striker Mr Isak in Darras Hall on April 4, taking £10,000 in cash, £68,000 worth of jewellery and the player's one hundred twenty thousand pound luxury car.

The group, who were portrayed by prosecutors as professional touring burglars, used gloves and masks, 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 a town, on to their car with rubber straps.

They were apprehended in the Birmingham on 13 April.

Legal Hearings and Sentencing

Valentino Nikolov had pleaded not guilty to the burglary plot but was found guilty by jurors, while his family members had all entered admissions to the identical accusation.

At the proceeds of crime hearing, prosecutor Daniel Cordey said every one of the defendants had benefited from their crimes to the amount of over £1.2 million, which was based on what the victims said they had had stolen.

But Charlie was the sole individual deemed to have any funds that could be "realised", namely over a thousand pounds which had previously been confiscated by authorities, the court heard, with 14 days to be served in jail if he failed to pay.

The remaining members had no money or property so were directed to make a token amount of £1 per person, with seven days in prison the consequence if the sum was not submitted.

Judge Spragg said if they were discovered with assets in the coming years, "for example driving around in Italy in a sports car or possessing a property", prosecutors could initiate further action to "recover the sum due".