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Members of an Italy-based clan of burglars who took more than £1.2 million valued of goods, among them from ex- Newcastle United forward Isak, have been ordered to pay back just £1 each.

Siblings Valentino and Giacomo, their sister Jela and her child Charlie Jovanovic travelled to the northeastern of England to raid three houses in April 2024.

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

At a proceeds of crime proceeding at the court, Jela Jovanovic and the Nikolov brothers were instructed to pay back £1 each while Charlie must pay over a thousand pounds.

Particulars of the Break-ins

The judge was told the group arrived by boat in the United Kingdom on 27 March 2024 and employed a RV as their "base of operations", which they parked at Scotch Corner and Durham service service stations while using another car to search for targets and execute burglaries.

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

The following night, the crew entered a house on a gated cul-de-sac in Whitburn, South Tyneside, and took luxury bags, valuables and footwear worth over one hundred thousand pounds.

After scouting out the football club's facility for 48 hours, they then acted at the residence of Swedish striker Mr Isak in Darras Hall, Ponteland on April 4, taking £10,000 in cash, £68,000 worth of jewelry and the player's £120,000 Audi RS6.

The group, who were described by the prosecution as professional touring thieves, wore gloves and masks, turned their mobile devices off as they neared their targets and attached a license plate, which had been taken from a garage in a town, on to their car with elastic bands.

They were arrested in the Birmingham on 13 April.

Legal Proceedings and Rulings

Valentino had denied conspiracy to burglary but was convicted by the court, while his three relations had all submitted admissions to the identical accusation.

At the proceeds of crime 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 found to have any money that could be "recovered", specifically over a thousand pounds which had previously been confiscated by police, the court heard, with 14 days to be spent in jail if he defaulted.

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

The judge Spragg said if they were found with property in the coming years, "such as driving around Italy in a sports car or possessing a home", the prosecution could initiate further action to "recover the sum due".