🔗 Share this article Isak Robbers Ordered to Repay Just £1 Per Person from £1.2m Heists Giacomo Nikolov confessed to participating in the crimes Individuals of an Italy-based 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 just £1 each. Brothers Valentino and Giacomo, their female sibling Jela and her son Charlie journeyed to the northeastern of the UK to raid multiple homes in spring 2024. The foursome were imprisoned for between six and 10 years in May 2025. At a proceeds of crime hearing at Newcastle Crown Court, Jela Jovanovic and the brothers Nikolov were instructed to pay back £1 per person while Charlie must hand over over a thousand pounds. Details of the Burglaries The court previously heard the gang came by boat in the UK on 27 March 2024 and employed a campervan as their "headquarters", which they parked at Scotch Corner and Durham rest stops while utilizing another car to scout out targets and execute thefts. On March 31 they took more than £1m of items including designer clothing, handbags, jewellery and a CBE medal from a house on a street in Jesmond, Newcastle, while the owners were on holiday. Valentino Nikolov was the only one of the foursome to deny burglary but was found guilty by the jury The next evening, the crew entered a house on a private road in Whitburn, and stole luxury bags, valuables and footwear worth more than £100,000. Following surveillance of Newcastle United's training ground for two days, they then struck at the home of Sweden player Mr Isak in Darras Hall on April 4, taking £10,000 in money, sixty-eight thousand pounds valued of jewellery and the striker's one hundred twenty thousand pound luxury car. The group, who were described by prosecutors as professional touring burglars, wore hand coverings and face coverings, switched their mobile devices on silent as they approached their objectives and strapped a license plate, which had been taken from a auto shop in a town, on to their car with rubber straps. They were apprehended in the Birmingham on April 13. Burglars stole money and jewelry worth £80,000 and an Audi from footballer Isak's home Legal Hearings and Rulings Valentino had pleaded not guilty to the burglary plot but was convicted by the court, while his family members had all submitted guilty pleas to the identical accusation. At the criminal gains hearing, lawyer the prosecution said every one of the defendants had benefited from their offenses to the amount of £1,266,285.93, which was based on what the victims said they had had stolen. But Charlie was the sole individual found to have any funds that could be "realised", namely £1,135.50 which had already been seized by police, the court heard, with 14 days to be served 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 incarceration the consequence if the money 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 owning a home", prosecutors could initiate further action to "recover the sum due".