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Members of an Italian family of burglars who stole more than £1.2m worth of goods, among them from ex- NUFC striker Isak, have been ordered to return only £1 each.

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

The group of four were jailed for from six and 10 years in 2025.

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

Particulars 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 stationed at a service area and Durham rest stops while utilizing another car to scout out properties and carry out burglaries.

On March 31 they stole more than £1m of items including designer clothing, handbags, jewelry and a CBE medal from a house on a street in Jesmond, while the owners were on holiday.

The next evening, the gang entered a home on a gated cul-de-sac in Whitburn, South Tyneside, and took designer handbags, jewellery and shoes worth more than £100,000.

After scouting out Newcastle United's facility for 48 hours, they then acted at the home of Swedish striker Mr Isak in Darras Hall on 4 April, stealing £10,000 in money, sixty-eight thousand pounds valued of jewelry and the player's £120,000 luxury car.

The group, who were described by prosecutors as experienced touring thieves, used hand coverings and masks, turned their mobile devices off as they approached their objectives and strapped a number plate, which had been taken from a auto shop in Chester-le-Street, on to their vehicle with rubber straps.

They were arrested in the Birmingham area on April 13.

Legal Hearings and Sentencing

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

At the criminal gains session, prosecutor the prosecution said every one of the burglars had profited 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 only one found to have any money that could be "recovered", specifically £1,135.50 which had already been seized by police, the judge heard, with 14 days to be spent in prison if he failed to pay.

The remaining members had no money or property so were ordered to make a token amount of £1 each, with seven days in incarceration the consequence if the money was not submitted.

Judge Spragg said if they were found with property in the future, "such as operating in Italy in a fast car or owning a home", the prosecution could seek new proceedings to "recover the amount outstanding".