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Members of an Italy-based family of burglars who took over £1.2 million valued of goods, including from ex- NUFC striker Isak, have been ordered to return just £1 per person.

Brothers Valentino and Giacomo, their female sibling Jela and her son Charlie travelled to the northeastern of the UK to raid multiple homes in April 2024.

The foursome were imprisoned for between six and 10 years in May 2025.

At a proceeds of crime hearing at Newcastle Crown Court, Jela Jovanovic and the brothers Nikolov were instructed to repay £1 each while Charlie must pay over a thousand pounds.

Details of the Burglaries

The judge previously heard the gang came by boat in the UK on 27 March 2024 and employed a RV as their "base of operations", which they parked at Scotch Corner and Durham service rest stops while using another car to scout out properties and carry out burglaries.

On 31 March they took over one million pounds of goods such as high-end fashion, handbags, jewellery and a CBE medal from a residence on a street in Jesmond, Newcastle, while the owners were away.

The following night, the gang broke into a house on a private road in Whitburn, and took luxury bags, valuables and shoes valued at over one hundred thousand pounds.

Following surveillance of the football club's facility for two days, they then acted at the home of Sweden player Alexander Isak in Darras Hall, Ponteland on April 4, stealing ten thousand pounds in money, £68,000 worth of jewellery and the player's £120,000 Audi RS6.

The group, who were described by the prosecution as professional itinerant burglars, used gloves and face coverings, turned their mobile devices on silent as they neared their objectives and strapped a number plate, which had been taken from a auto shop in Chester-le-Street, on to their car with rubber straps.

They were arrested in the Birmingham area on 13 April.

Court Hearings and Sentencing

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

At the proceeds of crime session, prosecutor the prosecution said each of the defendants had benefited from their crimes to the value of £1,266,285.93, which was determined by what the victims said they had had stolen.

But Charlie was the only one found to have any funds that could be "realised", namely over a thousand pounds which had already been seized by police, the judge heard, with 14 days to be served in jail if he defaulted.

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

Judge Spragg said if they were discovered with assets in the coming years, "for example operating Italy in a sports car or possessing a home", prosecutors could initiate further action to "satisfy the amount due".