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Individuals of an Italian clan of burglars who took more than £1.2m worth of goods, including from former NUFC forward Isak, have been ordered to return just £1 each.

Brothers Valentino and Giacomo Nikolov, their female sibling Jela Jovanovic and her child Charlie journeyed to the north-east of England to burgle three houses in spring 2024.

The group of four were imprisoned for from 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 Jovanovic must hand over over a thousand pounds.

Details of the Break-ins

The judge previously heard the group arrived by boat in the United Kingdom on 27 March 2024 and employed a campervan as their "headquarters", which they parked at Scotch Corner and Durham rest stops while using a separate vehicle to search for properties and execute burglaries.

On March 31 they took over one million pounds of goods including designer clothing, purses, jewelry and a honor from a house on a street in Jesmond, Newcastle, while the owners were away.

The following night, the gang broke into a house on a gated cul-de-sac in Whitburn, and stole luxury bags, valuables and footwear valued at more than one hundred thousand pounds.

Following surveillance of Newcastle United's facility for two days, they then acted at the home of Sweden striker Mr Isak in Darras Hall on 4 April, taking £10,000 in money, sixty-eight thousand pounds valued of jewellery and the player's £120,000 Audi RS6.

The group, who were described by prosecutors as experienced touring thieves, used hand coverings and masks, turned their mobile devices on silent as they neared their objectives and attached a number plate, which had been stolen from a garage in a town, on to their car with rubber straps.

They were arrested in the Birmingham area on April 13.

Legal Hearings and Sentencing

Valentino had pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to burglary but was found guilty by jurors, while his family members had all submitted guilty pleas to the same charge.

At the proceeds of crime session, prosecutor the prosecution said each of the defendants had profited from their offenses to the amount of £1,266,285.93, which was determined by what the victims said they had had stolen.

But Charlie was the sole individual deemed to have any funds that could be "realised", namely £1,135.50 which had previously been confiscated by authorities, the court heard, with 14 days to be served in jail if he defaulted.

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

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