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Individuals of an Italian family of burglars who took more than £1.2m valued of goods, including from ex- Newcastle United striker Isak, have been ordered to pay back only £1 each.

Siblings Valentino and Giacomo, their sister Jela Jovanovic and her child Charlie Jovanovic travelled to the north-east of the UK to raid three houses in spring 2024.

The group of four were jailed for from a decade or less in May 2025.

At a criminal assets hearing at Newcastle Crown Court, Jela Jovanovic and the Nikolov brothers were instructed to pay back £1 per person while Charlie must pay £1,135.

Particulars of the Break-ins

The judge was told the group arrived by boat in the UK on March 27, 2024 and employed a campervan as their "headquarters", which they parked at a service area and Durham rest stops while utilizing a separate vehicle to scout out properties and carry out thefts.

On March 31 they stole more than one million pounds of items including high-end fashion, purses, jewelry and a honor from a house on a street in Jesmond, Newcastle, while the owners were on holiday.

The following night, the crew broke into a home on a private road in Whitburn, South Tyneside, and stole luxury bags, valuables and shoes valued at more than one hundred thousand pounds.

After scouting out the football club's training ground for 48 hours, they then struck at the residence of Swedish striker Mr Isak in Darras Hall, Ponteland on April 4, stealing £10,000 in money, £68,000 valued of jewellery and the striker's £120,000 Audi RS6.

The gang, who were portrayed by prosecutors as experienced touring burglars, used gloves and face coverings, switched their phones off as they neared their objectives and attached a number plate, which had been taken from a garage in a town, on to their car with rubber straps.

They were arrested in the Birmingham area on 13 April.

Legal Proceedings and Sentencing

Valentino had denied conspiracy to burglary but was found guilty by the court, while his family members had all submitted admissions to the same charge.

At the proceeds of crime session, prosecutor the prosecution said each of the defendants had benefited from their crimes to the amount of over £1.2 million, which was based on what the victims said they had had stolen.

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

The remaining members had no assets or property so were directed to pay a nominal fee of £1 per person, with seven days in prison the result if the sum was not paid.

The judge Spragg said if they were found with assets in the coming years, "such as driving around Italy in a fast car or owning a home", prosecutors could initiate further action to "recover the amount outstanding".