Members of an Italy-based clan of burglars who stole over £1.2m valued of goods, among them from former Newcastle United forward Isak, have been mandated to pay back just £1 per person.
Brothers Valentino and Giacomo, their sister Jela Jovanovic and her child Charlie Jovanovic journeyed to the northeastern of England to raid three houses in April 2024.
The group of four were imprisoned for between six and 10 years in 2025.
At a proceeds of crime proceeding at the court, Jela Jovanovic and the Nikolov brothers were instructed to pay back £1 each while Charlie must pay over a thousand pounds.
Particulars of the Burglaries
The judge previously heard the group arrived by boat in the UK on March 27, 2024 and employed a campervan as their "headquarters", which they stationed at a service area and Durham service stations while using a separate vehicle to scout out properties and carry out thefts.
On 31 March they took over £1m of items such as high-end fashion, purses, jewelry and a CBE medal from a residence on a street in Jesmond, Newcastle, while the owners were away.
The following night, the crew entered a house on a private road in Whitburn, South Tyneside, and stole luxury bags, jewellery and shoes worth more than £100,000.
Following surveillance of the football club's training ground for 48 hours, they then acted at the home of Swedish striker Mr Isak in Darras Hall, Ponteland on 4 April, stealing £10,000 in cash, £68,000 worth of jewelry and the striker's £120,000 luxury car.
The group, who were portrayed by prosecutors as professional touring thieves, used hand coverings and masks, switched their phones off as they approached their objectives and strapped a license plate, which had been stolen from a garage in Chester-le-Street, on to their car with elastic bands.
They were apprehended in the Birmingham on 13 April.
Legal Proceedings and Sentencing
Valentino had denied the burglary plot but was convicted by the court, while his three relations had all entered guilty pleas to the identical accusation.
At the criminal gains session, prosecutor Daniel Cordey said each of the burglars had profited from their offenses to the value of £1,266,285.93, which was based on what the affected parties said they had lost.
But Charlie was the only one found to have any funds that could be "recovered", specifically over a thousand pounds which had previously been confiscated by police, the judge heard, with 14 days to be spent in prison if he failed to pay.
The other three had no assets or assets so were directed to make a token amount of £1 per person, with one week in incarceration the consequence if the money was not submitted.
Judge Robert Spragg said if they were discovered with assets in the coming years, "such as operating in Italy in a sports car or possessing a home", the prosecution could initiate new proceedings to "satisfy the sum due".
