🔗 Share this article Isak Robbers Instructed to Pay Just £1 Per Person from £1.2m Heists Jela Jovanovic admitted participating in the crimes Members of an Italy-based family of burglars who took more than £1.2m valued of goods, among them from ex- Newcastle United striker Isak, have been ordered to return just £1 each. Brothers Valentino Nikolov and Giacomo Nikolov, their sister Jela and her child Charlie travelled to the northeastern of the UK to raid multiple homes in spring 2024. The group of four were jailed for between six and 10 years in 2025. At a proceeds of crime hearing at the court, Jela and the brothers Nikolov were ordered to repay £1 per person while Charlie Jovanovic must hand over £1,135. Details of the Burglaries The judge was told the gang came by ferry in the United Kingdom on March 27, 2024 and used a campervan as their "headquarters", which they parked at Scotch Corner and Durham service rest stops while utilizing another car to scout out targets and execute burglaries. On 31 March they stole over £1m of items including designer clothing, handbags, jewellery and a honor from a house on Clayton Road in Jesmond, Newcastle, while the owners were away. Valentino was the only one of the group to deny the charge but was found guilty by the jury The following night, the crew broke into a home on a private road in Whitburn, and stole luxury bags, valuables and footwear worth more than one hundred thousand pounds. Following surveillance of Newcastle United's training ground for 48 hours, they then acted at the residence of Sweden player Alexander Isak in Darras Hall on 4 April, taking £10,000 in money, sixty-eight thousand pounds worth of jewellery and the player's one hundred twenty thousand pound Audi RS6. The group, who were described by the prosecution as professional touring thieves, used gloves and face coverings, switched their mobile devices off as they neared their targets and attached a license plate, which had been taken from a auto shop in Chester-le-Street, on to their car with elastic bands. They were arrested in the Birmingham area on 13 April. Thieves took money and jewelry worth eighty thousand pounds and an car from then-Newcastle United striker Isak's home Legal Proceedings and Rulings Valentino Nikolov had pleaded not guilty to 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, lawyer Daniel Cordey said every one of the burglars had profited from their offenses to the amount of over £1.2 million, which was based on what the affected parties said they had lost. But Charlie was the sole individual found to have any money that could be "realised", namely over a thousand pounds which had already been seized by authorities, the court was informed, with 14 days to be served in jail if he defaulted. The remaining members had no assets or assets so were ordered to pay a nominal fee of £1 per person, with seven days in prison the consequence if the sum was not paid. Judge Robert Spragg said if they were discovered with property in the coming years, "such as operating Italy in a fast car or possessing a home", the prosecution could seek new proceedings to "recover the amount outstanding".