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Individuals of an Italian clan of thieves who stole more than £1.2m worth of goods, including from ex- NUFC striker Alexander Isak, have been mandated to return just £1 each.

Brothers Valentino and Giacomo, their sister Jela Jovanovic and her son Charlie Jovanovic journeyed to the northeastern of England to raid three houses 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 and the brothers Nikolov were ordered to repay £1 each while Charlie must pay over a thousand pounds.

Details of the Burglaries

The judge previously heard the gang came by boat in the UK on 27 March 2024 and employed a RV as their "headquarters", which they parked at Scotch Corner and Durham service rest stops while utilizing another car to scout out targets and execute thefts.

On 31 March they took over one million pounds of items such as designer clothing, handbags, jewellery and a CBE medal from a house on Clayton Road in Jesmond, Newcastle, while the owners were away.

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

After scouting out the football club's training ground for two days, they then acted at the home of Sweden striker Mr Isak in Darras Hall on April 4, stealing £10,000 in cash, £68,000 worth of jewellery and the striker'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 phones on silent as they approached their targets and attached a number plate, which had been taken from a garage in Chester-le-Street, on to their car with elastic bands.

They were apprehended in the Birmingham on April 13.

Court Proceedings and Rulings

Valentino had pleaded not guilty to the burglary plot but was convicted by jurors, while his family members had all submitted admissions to the same charge.

At the proceeds of crime session, prosecutor the prosecution said every one of the burglars had benefited from their offenses to the value of over £1.2 million, which was determined by what the victims said they had had stolen.

But Charlie Jovanovic was the only one deemed to have any funds that could be "recovered", namely over a thousand pounds which had already been seized by authorities, the judge was informed, with 14 days to be spent in prison if he defaulted.

The remaining members had no assets or assets so were ordered to make a token amount of £1 per person, with one week in incarceration the result if the sum was not submitted.

The judge Spragg said if they were found with property in the future, "for example driving around in Italy in a sports car or owning a property", prosecutors could initiate new proceedings to "satisfy the sum outstanding".