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Individuals of an Italian family of thieves who took over £1.2 million worth of items, among them from ex- Newcastle United forward Isak, have been ordered to pay back only £1 per person.

Siblings Valentino and Giacomo, their sister Jela and her son Charlie journeyed to the northeastern of the UK to raid multiple homes in spring 2024.

The foursome were jailed for between a decade or less in May 2025.

At a criminal assets hearing at Newcastle Crown Court, Jela Jovanovic and the Nikolov brothers were ordered to pay back £1 each while Charlie Jovanovic must pay over a thousand pounds.

Particulars of the Break-ins

The court previously heard the gang arrived by boat in the United Kingdom on March 27, 2024 and used a RV as their "headquarters", which they stationed at a service area and Durham rest stops while using a separate vehicle to scout out properties and execute burglaries.

On March 31 they took more than £1m of items such as high-end fashion, handbags, jewelry and a honor from a house on a street in Jesmond, Newcastle, while the residents were on holiday.

The next evening, the crew broke into a house on a private road in Whitburn, and stole designer handbags, jewellery and footwear worth more than one hundred thousand pounds.

Following surveillance of Newcastle United's facility for two days, they then acted at the home of Sweden player Mr Isak in Darras Hall, Ponteland on April 4, stealing £10,000 in cash, sixty-eight thousand pounds worth of jewelry and the player's one hundred twenty thousand pound Audi RS6.

The gang, who were described by prosecutors as professional touring burglars, used gloves and masks, switched their phones on silent as they approached their targets and strapped a license plate, which had been taken from a garage in Chester-le-Street, on to their vehicle with rubber straps.

They were arrested in the Birmingham on April 13.

Legal Proceedings and Sentencing

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

At the criminal gains session, prosecutor the prosecution said every one of the burglars had profited from their crimes to the amount of over £1.2 million, which was determined by what the victims said they had had stolen.

But Charlie was the only one deemed to have any funds that could be "recovered", specifically £1,135.50 which had previously been confiscated by authorities, the court was informed, with 14 days to be spent in jail if he failed to pay.

The other three had no money or property so were directed to pay a token amount of £1 each, with one week in prison the consequence if the money was not submitted.

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