🔗 Share this article Alexander Isak Robbers Ordered to Pay Just £1 Each from £1.2 Million Thefts Giacomo Nikolov admitted their involvement in the crimes Members of an Italian family of burglars who took over £1.2m valued of items, among them from former Newcastle United striker Isak, have been ordered to pay back just £1 each. Brothers Valentino and Giacomo Nikolov, their sister Jela Jovanovic and her son Charlie travelled to the northeastern of the UK to burgle three houses in April 2024. The foursome were jailed for from six and 10 years in May 2025. At a criminal assets proceeding at the court, Jela Jovanovic and the brothers Nikolov were instructed to repay £1 per person while Charlie must hand over £1,135. Particulars of the Burglaries The court was told the gang came by boat in the United Kingdom on March 27, 2024 and employed a RV as their "headquarters", which they stationed at Scotch Corner and Durham rest stops while using another car to search for targets and execute burglaries. On March 31 they stole over one million pounds of goods such as high-end fashion, handbags, jewelry and a honor from a residence on Clayton Road in Jesmond, while the owners were away. Valentino was the sole member of the foursome to deny the charge but was convicted by jurors The next evening, the crew entered a home on a private road in Whitburn, South Tyneside, and stole designer handbags, valuables and footwear valued at over one hundred thousand pounds. After scouting out Newcastle United's training ground for two days, they then struck at the home of Swedish striker Mr Isak in Darras Hall on 4 April, taking £10,000 in money, sixty-eight thousand pounds valued of jewellery and the striker's £120,000 Audi RS6. The gang, who were portrayed by prosecutors as experienced touring burglars, wore hand coverings and face coverings, switched their phones on silent as they neared their targets and strapped a license plate, which had been taken from a garage in a town, on to their car with elastic bands. They were apprehended in the Birmingham on 13 April. Thieves took cash and jewellery valued at eighty thousand pounds and an car from footballer Alexander Isak's property Court Hearings and Rulings Valentino Nikolov had denied conspiracy to burglary but was found guilty by the court, while his three relations had all entered admissions to the identical accusation. At the proceeds of crime session, lawyer the prosecution said each of the burglars had profited from their offenses to the amount of £1,266,285.93, which was based on what the victims said they had had stolen. But Charlie Jovanovic was the only one deemed to have any funds that could be "realised", specifically £1,135.50 which had previously been confiscated by police, the court was informed, with 14 days to be served in jail if he defaulted. The remaining members had no assets or property so were directed to pay a nominal fee of £1 each, with one week in prison the result if the money was not paid. The judge Spragg said if they were discovered with assets in the future, "such as operating in Italy in a fast car or owning a home", the prosecution could seek new proceedings to "satisfy the amount outstanding".