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Members of an Italy-based family of burglars who stole more than £1.2m valued of items, among them from ex- Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak, have been ordered to return only £1 each.

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

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

At a proceeds of crime proceeding at Newcastle Crown Court, Jela and the brothers Nikolov were instructed to pay back £1 per person while Charlie must hand over £1,135.

Particulars of the Break-ins

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 stationed at a service area and Durham service rest stops while utilizing a separate vehicle to search for targets and carry out burglaries.

On March 31 they took more than one million pounds of items including high-end fashion, purses, jewellery and a honor from a residence on a street in Jesmond, while the residents were on holiday.

The following night, the crew broke into a house on a private road in Whitburn, South Tyneside, and stole designer handbags, jewellery and shoes worth over one hundred thousand pounds.

Following surveillance of Newcastle United's facility for two days, they then struck at the home of Swedish striker Mr Isak in Darras Hall, Ponteland on April 4, taking ten thousand pounds in money, sixty-eight thousand pounds valued of jewelry and the player's one hundred twenty thousand pound Audi RS6.

The gang, who were described by the prosecution as professional touring burglars, wore gloves and masks, switched their mobile devices on silent as they neared their targets and strapped a number plate, which had been taken from a garage in a town, on to their vehicle with rubber straps.

They were arrested in the Birmingham on April 13.

Court Hearings and Rulings

Valentino Nikolov had pleaded not guilty to the burglary plot but was convicted by jurors, while his three relations had all entered admissions to the identical accusation.

At the criminal gains hearing, lawyer the prosecution said each of the defendants had benefited from their crimes to the value of £1,266,285.93, which was based on what the victims said they had lost.

But Charlie Jovanovic was the only one deemed to have any funds that could be "realised", specifically over a thousand pounds which had previously been confiscated by authorities, the judge was informed, with two weeks to be served in prison if he failed to pay.

The other three had no assets or assets so were ordered to pay a nominal fee of £1 each, with one week in incarceration the result if the sum was not submitted.

The judge Robert Spragg said if they were discovered with property in the future, "for example operating in Italy in a sports car or possessing a home", the prosecution could initiate new proceedings to "satisfy the amount due".