🔗 Share this article Alexander Isak Robbers Instructed to Repay Just £1 Each from £1.2m Heists Giacomo Nikolov confessed to participating in the burglaries Individuals of an Italian family of thieves who took over £1.2 million worth of goods, among them from ex- Newcastle United forward Isak, have been mandated to pay back just £1 per person. Siblings Valentino and Giacomo Nikolov, their sister Jela Jovanovic and her son Charlie journeyed to the north-east of the UK to burgle multiple homes in spring 2024. The foursome were imprisoned for between a decade or less in 2025. At a criminal assets hearing at Newcastle Crown Court, Jela and the brothers Nikolov were instructed to pay back £1 per person while Charlie Jovanovic must hand over over a thousand pounds. Details of the Burglaries The court previously heard the group arrived by boat in the UK on March 27, 2024 and employed a campervan as their "base of operations", which they stationed at a service area and Durham rest stops while utilizing another car to scout out targets and carry out thefts. On March 31 they took more than one million pounds of goods including high-end fashion, purses, jewelry and a CBE medal from a residence on a street in Jesmond, while the residents were on holiday. Valentino was the sole member of the foursome to deny burglary but was convicted by jurors The following night, the crew entered a house on a gated cul-de-sac in Whitburn, and stole designer handbags, jewellery and shoes valued at more than £100,000. After scouting out the football club's facility for 48 hours, they then struck at the home of Swedish player Alexander Isak in Darras Hall on April 4, taking ten thousand pounds in cash, £68,000 worth of jewellery and the player's one hundred twenty thousand pound luxury car. The group, who were described by prosecutors as experienced touring burglars, used gloves and masks, switched their phones off as they neared their objectives and strapped a number plate, which had been taken from a auto shop in a town, on to their vehicle with elastic bands. They were apprehended in the Birmingham area on 13 April. Burglars took money and jewellery worth eighty thousand pounds and an Audi from footballer Isak's property Court Proceedings 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 hearing, prosecutor the prosecution said each of the defendants had profited from their crimes to the amount of over £1.2 million, which was based on what the affected parties said they had had stolen. But Charlie Jovanovic was the only one found to have any funds that could be "realised", namely over a thousand pounds which had previously been confiscated by police, the judge heard, with 14 days to be spent in prison if he defaulted. The remaining members had no assets or assets so were directed to make a token amount of £1 each, with seven days in prison the result if the sum was not submitted. Judge Spragg said if they were found with assets in the future, "such as driving around Italy in a fast car or owning a property", the prosecution could seek new proceedings to "satisfy the sum outstanding".