🔗 Share this article Alexander Isak Burglars Instructed to Pay Only £1 Each from £1.2 Million Thefts Charlie Jovanovic confessed to participating in the burglaries Individuals of an Italy-based clan of burglars who took over £1.2 million valued of goods, among them from former NUFC forward Alexander Isak, have been ordered to pay back only £1 each. Siblings Valentino Nikolov and Giacomo, their female sibling Jela Jovanovic and her child Charlie journeyed to the north-east of England to burgle multiple homes in spring 2024. The group of four were jailed for between a decade or less in 2025. At a proceeds of crime hearing at the court, Jela Jovanovic and the Nikolov brothers were instructed to repay £1 per person while Charlie Jovanovic must hand over over a thousand pounds. Details of the Break-ins The court previously heard the gang came by boat in the UK on 27 March 2024 and used a campervan as their "headquarters", which they stationed at Scotch Corner and Durham service rest stops while utilizing another car to scout out targets and execute burglaries. On March 31 they stole more than £1m of goods including designer clothing, handbags, jewellery and a honor from a house on a street in Jesmond, while the residents were away. Valentino Nikolov was the only one of the foursome to deny the charge but was convicted by jurors The following night, the gang entered a home on a private road in Whitburn, and took luxury bags, valuables and footwear worth over £100,000. After scouting out Newcastle United's facility for two days, they then struck at the home of Sweden striker Mr Isak in Darras Hall, Ponteland on April 4, stealing ten thousand pounds in cash, sixty-eight thousand pounds valued of jewelry and the player's one hundred twenty thousand pound luxury car. The gang, who were portrayed by the prosecution as professional touring thieves, wore hand coverings and masks, switched their phones on silent as they neared their objectives and attached a license plate, which had been stolen from a auto shop in a town, on to their vehicle with elastic bands. They were arrested in the Birmingham area on April 13. Thieves took cash and jewelry valued at £80,000 and an car from footballer Isak's home Court Proceedings and Sentencing Valentino Nikolov had denied the burglary plot but was found guilty by the court, while his family members had all submitted admissions to the identical accusation. At the criminal gains session, prosecutor Daniel Cordey said each of the defendants had profited from their offenses to the amount of £1,266,285.93, which was based on what the victims said they had lost. But Charlie Jovanovic was the only one found to have any funds that could be "realised", specifically £1,135.50 which had previously been confiscated by police, the judge heard, with 14 days to be spent in jail if he defaulted. The remaining members had no money or assets so were directed to pay a nominal fee of £1 per person, with one week in prison the consequence if the sum was not submitted. Judge Robert Spragg said if they were discovered with property in the future, "such as operating in Italy in a sports car or possessing a home", the prosecution could initiate further action to "satisfy the amount outstanding".