Alexander Isak Robbers Instructed to Pay Just £1 Per Person from £1.2m Heists

Individuals of an Italy-based clan of thieves who took over £1.2m worth of items, including from ex- NUFC striker Isak, have been mandated to return just £1 each.

Siblings Valentino Nikolov and Giacomo, their sister Jela and her son Charlie Jovanovic travelled to the north-east of the UK to raid three houses in April 2024.

The foursome were imprisoned for from six and 10 years in 2025.

At a proceeds of crime proceeding at the court, Jela Jovanovic and the brothers Nikolov were ordered to repay £1 per person while Charlie must hand over £1,135.

Details of the Burglaries

The court previously heard the gang arrived by boat in the UK on March 27, 2024 and used a RV as their "headquarters", which they parked at Scotch Corner and Durham service service stations while utilizing a separate vehicle to search for targets and execute burglaries.

On 31 March they stole more than £1m of items such as high-end fashion, handbags, jewellery and a honor from a house on Clayton Road in Jesmond, while the residents were away.

The next evening, the crew entered a home on a gated cul-de-sac in Whitburn, and took luxury bags, valuables and footwear worth over one hundred thousand pounds.

Following surveillance of the football club's facility for two days, they then struck at the home of Sweden striker Alexander Isak in Darras Hall, Ponteland on April 4, taking ten thousand pounds in money, sixty-eight thousand pounds worth of jewellery and the striker's one hundred twenty thousand pound luxury car.

The gang, who were portrayed by prosecutors as experienced touring burglars, wore hand coverings and face coverings, turned their phones on silent as they approached their objectives and attached a number plate, which had been stolen from a garage in a town, on to their vehicle with rubber straps.

They were arrested in the Birmingham on April 13.

Court Proceedings and Sentencing

Valentino had denied conspiracy to burglary but was found guilty by jurors, while his family members had all submitted admissions to the identical accusation.

At the criminal gains hearing, prosecutor the prosecution said each of the defendants had profited from their crimes to the value of £1,266,285.93, which was determined by what the affected parties said they had had stolen.

But Charlie Jovanovic was the sole individual deemed to have any money that could be "realised", namely over a thousand pounds which had previously been confiscated by police, the judge heard, with 14 days to be spent in jail if he defaulted.

The remaining members had no money or property so were ordered to make a nominal fee of £1 per person, with one week in incarceration the result if the sum was not paid.

Judge Robert Spragg said if they were discovered with property in the future, "for example operating in Italy in a sports car or possessing a property", prosecutors could seek new proceedings to "satisfy the amount due".