🔗 Share this article Alexander Isak Robbers Ordered to Pay Only £1 Each from £1.2 Million Thefts Jela Jovanovic confessed to their involvement in the crimes Individuals of an Italy-based clan of thieves who took over £1.2 million valued of goods, among them from ex- NUFC striker Isak, have been ordered to return just £1 each. Brothers Valentino and Giacomo Nikolov, their sister Jela Jovanovic and her son Charlie journeyed to the north-east of England to burgle multiple homes in April 2024. The foursome were imprisoned for between a decade or less in May 2025. At a proceeds of crime hearing at the court, Jela Jovanovic and the brothers Nikolov were instructed to repay £1 each while Charlie Jovanovic must hand over over a thousand pounds. Particulars of the Break-ins The judge was told the gang arrived by ferry in the UK on March 27, 2024 and used a RV as their "base of operations", which they parked at a service area and Durham rest stops while using a separate vehicle to scout out properties and execute burglaries. On 31 March they stole over £1m of goods such as high-end fashion, purses, jewelry and a CBE medal from a residence on a street in Jesmond, Newcastle, while the owners were on holiday. Valentino Nikolov was the sole member of the group to deny the charge but was convicted by jurors The following night, the crew entered a house on a private road in Whitburn, and took designer handbags, jewellery and shoes worth more than one hundred thousand pounds. After scouting out Newcastle United's training ground for two days, they then struck at the residence of Swedish player Mr Isak in Darras Hall on 4 April, taking ten thousand pounds in cash, sixty-eight thousand pounds valued of jewelry and the player's one hundred twenty thousand pound luxury car. The group, who were portrayed by prosecutors as professional touring burglars, wore hand coverings and face coverings, turned their phones on silent as they neared their targets and attached a number plate, which had been taken from a garage in a town, on to their car with elastic bands. They were arrested in the Birmingham area on April 13. Thieves stole money and jewellery valued at £80,000 and an car from footballer Isak's property Court Proceedings and Sentencing Valentino had denied conspiracy to burglary 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 Daniel Cordey said each of the defendants had benefited from their crimes to the value of over £1.2 million, which was based on what the affected parties said they had lost. 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 court heard, with 14 days to be spent in prison if he failed to pay. The remaining members had no assets or property so were directed to make a token amount of £1 per person, with seven days in incarceration the result if the sum was not submitted. Judge Robert Spragg said if they were discovered with property in the coming years, "such as driving around in Italy in a sports car or owning a home", the prosecution could seek new proceedings to "recover the sum outstanding".