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Individuals of an Italy-based clan of thieves who stole over £1.2 million worth of items, among them from ex- Newcastle United forward Isak, have been mandated to pay back only £1 per person.

Siblings Valentino and Giacomo, their female sibling Jela and her child Charlie travelled to the north-east of the UK to raid multiple homes in spring 2024.

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

At a criminal assets proceeding at the court, Jela and the brothers Nikolov were ordered to repay £1 per person while Charlie must pay £1,135.

Particulars of the Burglaries

The court was told the gang arrived by ferry in the United Kingdom on March 27, 2024 and employed a campervan as their "base of operations", which they parked at a service area and Durham rest stops while utilizing a separate vehicle to scout out properties and execute burglaries.

On March 31 they stole more than one million pounds of items including designer clothing, purses, jewelry and a honor from a residence on Clayton Road in Jesmond, while the residents were away.

The next evening, the gang entered a house on a private road in Whitburn, South Tyneside, and stole designer handbags, jewellery and shoes valued at more than one hundred thousand pounds.

After scouting out the football club's facility for 48 hours, they then struck at the residence of Sweden player Alexander Isak in Darras Hall, Ponteland on 4 April, stealing £10,000 in money, £68,000 worth of jewellery and the striker's £120,000 Audi RS6.

The gang, who were portrayed by prosecutors as experienced itinerant thieves, used gloves and masks, switched their mobile devices off as they approached their objectives and attached a license plate, which had been taken from a auto shop in Chester-le-Street, on to their vehicle with elastic bands.

They were apprehended in the Birmingham on April 13.

Court Proceedings and Rulings

Valentino had denied conspiracy to burglary but was found guilty by jurors, while his three relations had all submitted guilty pleas to the identical accusation.

At the proceeds of crime hearing, prosecutor the prosecution said each of the defendants 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 Jovanovic was the sole individual deemed to have any money that could be "realised", namely over a thousand pounds which had previously been confiscated by police, the judge was informed, with two weeks to be spent 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 prison the result if the sum was not submitted.

The judge Robert Spragg said if they were found with assets in the future, "such as driving around in Italy in a fast car or possessing a home", the prosecution could seek new proceedings to "satisfy the amount due".