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Individuals of an Italian family of burglars who stole more than £1.2m worth of items, among them from ex- Newcastle United striker Isak, have been ordered to pay back only £1 each.

Brothers Valentino and Giacomo, their female sibling Jela and her son Charlie journeyed to the northeastern of England to raid three houses in spring 2024.

The group of four were imprisoned for from six and 10 years in 2025.

At a proceeds of crime hearing at the court, Jela and the brothers Nikolov were ordered to pay back £1 each while Charlie Jovanovic must pay £1,135.

Details of the Break-ins

The court was told the gang arrived by ferry in the United Kingdom on March 27, 2024 and employed a RV as their "base of operations", which they stationed at Scotch Corner and Durham service rest stops while utilizing another car to scout out properties and execute thefts.

On March 31 they took more than one million pounds of goods including designer clothing, handbags, jewellery and a honor from a house on a street in Jesmond, while the residents were on holiday.

The next evening, the crew entered a house on a gated cul-de-sac in Whitburn, and stole designer handbags, jewellery and footwear worth over £100,000.

Following surveillance of the football club's training ground for 48 hours, they then struck at the home of Swedish striker Mr Isak in Darras Hall, Ponteland on 4 April, stealing ten thousand pounds in cash, sixty-eight thousand pounds valued of jewellery and the player's one hundred twenty thousand pound luxury car.

The group, who were described by prosecutors as professional touring burglars, used gloves and masks, turned their mobile devices on silent as they neared their targets and attached a license plate, which had been taken from a auto shop in Chester-le-Street, on to their car with elastic bands.

They were apprehended in the Birmingham on April 13.

Legal Hearings and Sentencing

Valentino Nikolov had pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to burglary but was convicted by the court, while his three relations had all entered guilty pleas to the identical accusation.

At the criminal gains hearing, prosecutor Daniel Cordey 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 deemed 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 served in jail if he defaulted.

The other three had no assets or assets so were ordered to pay a nominal fee of £1 each, with seven days in incarceration the consequence if the money was not paid.

The judge Robert Spragg said if they were found with property in the coming years, "for example operating in Italy in a fast car or owning a home", the prosecution could seek further action to "recover the sum outstanding".