Isak Burglars Instructed to Repay Just £1 Each from £1.2m Heists

Members of an Italian clan of thieves who took more than £1.2 million worth of goods, including from former Newcastle United striker Isak, have been mandated to return just £1 each.

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

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

At a proceeds of crime hearing at the court, Jela and the brothers Nikolov were instructed to pay back £1 per person while Charlie Jovanovic must hand over over a thousand pounds.

Details of the Break-ins

The judge was told the group arrived by boat in the United Kingdom on March 27, 2024 and employed a RV as their "headquarters", which they parked at Scotch Corner and Durham service stations while using a separate vehicle to search for properties and execute burglaries.

On March 31 they took more than one million pounds of items such as high-end fashion, purses, jewelry and a honor from a residence on a street in Jesmond, Newcastle, while the residents were on holiday.

The following night, the gang broke into a home on a gated cul-de-sac in Whitburn, and stole luxury bags, valuables and shoes worth more than £100,000.

After scouting out Newcastle United's facility for 48 hours, they then struck at the residence of Sweden striker Mr Isak in Darras Hall on April 4, taking ten thousand pounds in money, £68,000 worth of jewellery and the striker's one hundred twenty thousand pound Audi RS6.

The group, who were portrayed by the prosecution as professional touring burglars, wore hand coverings and masks, switched their mobile devices on silent as they neared their targets and attached a license plate, which had been taken from a garage in a town, on to their car with rubber straps.

They were apprehended in the Birmingham on 13 April.

Legal Proceedings and Rulings

Valentino had denied the burglary plot but was found guilty by jurors, while his three relations had all entered guilty pleas to the same charge.

At the proceeds of crime hearing, lawyer the prosecution said each of the burglars had benefited 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 found to have any money that could be "realised", specifically £1,135.50 which had already been seized by police, the judge heard, with 14 days to be served in prison if he failed to pay.

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

Judge Spragg said if they were found with assets in the coming years, "for example driving around Italy in a sports car or owning a home", the prosecution could seek further action to "satisfy the amount due".