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Members of an Italy-based clan of burglars who stole more than £1.2m worth of goods, including from ex- Newcastle United forward Alexander Isak, have been mandated to return just £1 per person.

Siblings Valentino and Giacomo Nikolov, their sister Jela and her child Charlie travelled to the north-east of England to raid multiple homes in April 2024.

The group of four were imprisoned 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 pay back £1 per person while Charlie Jovanovic must pay £1,135.

Details of the Burglaries

The judge previously heard the group arrived by boat in the UK on March 27, 2024 and employed a campervan as their "headquarters", which they parked at a service area and Durham service stations while using a separate vehicle to scout out properties and carry out burglaries.

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

The next evening, the crew entered a house on a gated cul-de-sac in Whitburn, and took luxury bags, valuables and footwear valued at more than £100,000.

After scouting out Newcastle United's facility for two days, they then struck at the home of Sweden player Alexander Isak in Darras Hall on April 4, stealing ten thousand pounds in money, £68,000 worth of jewellery and the player's one hundred twenty thousand pound Audi RS6.

The group, who were portrayed by prosecutors as professional touring thieves, wore hand coverings and face coverings, switched their mobile devices off as they approached their objectives and attached a number plate, which had been taken from a garage in a town, on to their car with elastic bands.

They were apprehended in the Birmingham area on April 13.

Court Proceedings and Sentencing

Valentino Nikolov had denied the burglary plot but was convicted by jurors, while his family members had all submitted guilty pleas to the identical accusation.

At the criminal gains session, prosecutor the prosecution said each of the defendants had profited from their crimes to the value of over £1.2 million, which was determined by what the affected parties said they had had stolen.

But Charlie was the sole individual found to have any funds that could be "recovered", specifically over a thousand pounds which had previously been confiscated by police, the judge heard, with two weeks to be served in jail if he defaulted.

The remaining members had no assets or assets so were directed to make a token amount of £1 per person, with seven days in prison the result if the money was not submitted.

The judge Robert Spragg said if they were found with property in the coming years, "such as driving around in Italy in a sports car or possessing a property", prosecutors could initiate further action to "recover the amount due".