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Members of an Italian family of burglars who stole over £1.2 million worth of goods, among them from ex- Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak, have been mandated to pay back only £1 per person.

Brothers Valentino and Giacomo, their female sibling Jela and her child Charlie Jovanovic journeyed to the northeastern of the UK to burgle three houses in April 2024.

The group of four were jailed for between six and 10 years in 2025.

At a criminal assets hearing at the court, Jela and the brothers Nikolov were ordered to repay £1 per person while Charlie must hand over over a thousand pounds.

Particulars of the Break-ins

The court was told the group came by boat in the United Kingdom on 27 March 2024 and used a RV as their "headquarters", which they stationed at a service area and Durham service stations while using a separate vehicle to scout out properties and execute thefts.

On March 31 they took over £1m of goods including high-end fashion, handbags, jewelry and a honor from a residence on Clayton Road in Jesmond, Newcastle, while the owners were away.

The next evening, the crew broke into a home on a private road in Whitburn, and took designer handbags, valuables and shoes worth over £100,000.

Following surveillance of Newcastle United's facility for two days, they then acted at the residence of Swedish player Alexander Isak in Darras Hall, Ponteland on 4 April, taking ten thousand pounds in cash, £68,000 valued of jewellery and the player's £120,000 Audi RS6.

The gang, who were portrayed by prosecutors as professional touring thieves, used gloves and masks, turned their mobile devices on silent as they approached their objectives and strapped a license plate, which had been stolen from a auto shop in Chester-le-Street, on to their vehicle with elastic bands.

They were arrested in the Birmingham on April 13.

Court Proceedings and Sentencing

Valentino had denied conspiracy to burglary but was convicted by jurors, while his family members had all submitted admissions to the same charge.

At the criminal gains session, prosecutor Daniel Cordey said each of the burglars had profited from their crimes to the amount of £1,266,285.93, which was determined by what the affected parties said they had lost.

But Charlie Jovanovic was the sole individual deemed to have any funds that could be "recovered", namely over a thousand pounds which had previously been confiscated by police, the judge heard, with two weeks to be served in jail if he defaulted.

The remaining members had no assets or property so were ordered to pay a nominal fee of £1 each, with seven days in prison the consequence if the sum was not submitted.

Judge Robert Spragg said if they were discovered with assets in the future, "for example driving around in Italy in a fast car or possessing a home", prosecutors could initiate further action to "satisfy the sum outstanding".