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Individuals of an Italy-based family of thieves who took more than £1.2 million valued of items, among them from former Newcastle United striker Isak, have been mandated to return only £1 each.

Siblings Valentino and Giacomo Nikolov, their female sibling Jela and her son Charlie journeyed to the north-east of the UK to raid three houses in April 2024.

The group of four were imprisoned for between a decade or less in 2025.

At a criminal assets proceeding at Newcastle Crown Court, Jela Jovanovic and the brothers Nikolov were ordered to pay back £1 each while Charlie must pay over a thousand pounds.

Particulars of the Break-ins

The court previously heard the gang arrived by ferry in the UK on 27 March 2024 and employed a campervan as their "base of operations", which they stationed at a service area and Durham service stations while using another car to search for properties and execute burglaries.

On 31 March they stole more than one million pounds of items such as high-end fashion, handbags, jewelry and a CBE medal from a house on a street in Jesmond, Newcastle, while the residents were away.

The following night, the gang broke into a home on a gated cul-de-sac in Whitburn, South Tyneside, and stole luxury bags, jewellery and footwear valued at over £100,000.

After scouting out Newcastle United's facility for 48 hours, they then struck at the home of Sweden striker Mr 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 luxury car.

The gang, who were described by the prosecution as experienced itinerant thieves, used gloves and face coverings, turned their phones on silent as they approached their objectives and strapped a number plate, which had been taken from a auto shop in a town, on to their vehicle with rubber straps.

They were arrested in the Birmingham on 13 April.

Court Proceedings and Sentencing

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

At the criminal gains hearing, prosecutor the prosecution said every one of the burglars had benefited from their offenses to the value of over £1.2 million, which was based on what the affected parties said they had had stolen.

But Charlie was the sole individual found to have any funds that could be "realised", namely £1,135.50 which had previously been confiscated by authorities, the court was informed, with 14 days to be spent in jail if he defaulted.

The other three had no assets or property so were directed to make a token amount of £1 per person, with seven days in prison the result if the sum was not paid.

The judge Robert Spragg said if they were discovered with assets in the future, "such as operating Italy in a sports car or possessing a property", prosecutors could seek new proceedings to "satisfy the amount outstanding".