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Individuals of an Italian clan of thieves who stole more than £1.2 million valued of items, including from ex- NUFC forward Alexander Isak, have been mandated to pay back just £1 each.

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

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

At a proceeds of crime proceeding at Newcastle Crown Court, Jela Jovanovic and the brothers Nikolov were instructed to repay £1 each while Charlie must pay over a thousand pounds.

Details of the Break-ins

The judge previously heard the gang came by ferry in the UK on 27 March 2024 and used a campervan as their "headquarters", which they stationed at a service area and Durham service service stations while utilizing a separate vehicle to scout out properties and execute thefts.

On 31 March they stole over £1m of goods such as designer clothing, handbags, jewellery and a CBE medal from a residence on a street in Jesmond, while the owners were on holiday.

The following night, the crew broke into a house on a gated cul-de-sac in Whitburn, and took designer handbags, valuables and footwear valued at over one hundred thousand pounds.

Following surveillance of the football club's training ground for 48 hours, they then struck at the residence of Sweden player Mr Isak in Darras Hall, Ponteland on April 4, taking £10,000 in cash, sixty-eight thousand pounds worth of jewelry and the player's one hundred twenty thousand pound luxury car.

The group, who were described by the prosecution as professional touring thieves, used hand coverings and face coverings, turned their phones on silent as they approached their targets and strapped a license plate, which had been taken from a garage in Chester-le-Street, on to their vehicle with elastic bands.

They were arrested in the Birmingham area on 13 April.

Court Proceedings and Rulings

Valentino had denied the burglary plot but was convicted by jurors, while his family members had all entered admissions to the identical accusation.

At the proceeds of crime session, prosecutor the prosecution said each of the defendants had profited from their offenses to the amount of £1,266,285.93, which was based on what the affected parties said they had had stolen.

But Charlie Jovanovic was the sole individual found to have any funds that could be "realised", namely over a thousand pounds which had already been seized by authorities, the court heard, with 14 days to be spent in prison if he failed to pay.

The other three had no money or property so were ordered to pay a token amount of £1 per person, with one week in prison the consequence if the money was not paid.

Judge Spragg said if they were discovered with assets in the future, "such as operating Italy in a fast car or possessing a home", prosecutors could initiate further action to "recover the amount due".