Isak Robbers Ordered to Pay Just £1 Per Person from £1.2m Thefts

Members of an Italy-based clan of burglars who took over £1.2 million worth of items, among them from ex- Newcastle United striker Isak, have been ordered to return only £1 per person.

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

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

At a proceeds of crime proceeding at the court, Jela and the brothers Nikolov were ordered to repay £1 each while Charlie must hand over over a thousand pounds.

Details of the Burglaries

The court previously heard the group came by boat in the United Kingdom on March 27, 2024 and used a campervan as their "base of operations", which they stationed at Scotch Corner and Durham service service stations while using a separate vehicle to search for targets and carry out burglaries.

On March 31 they stole more than £1m of items including designer clothing, purses, jewelry and a CBE medal from a house on a street in Jesmond, Newcastle, while the owners were on holiday.

The next evening, the crew broke into a home on a gated cul-de-sac in Whitburn, South Tyneside, and stole luxury bags, jewellery and shoes valued at more than one hundred thousand pounds.

After scouting out Newcastle United's facility for 48 hours, they then struck at the home of Sweden striker Mr Isak in Darras Hall on 4 April, stealing ten thousand pounds in money, sixty-eight thousand pounds valued of jewellery and the player's one hundred twenty thousand pound Audi RS6.

The group, who were portrayed by prosecutors as professional touring burglars, used gloves and masks, turned their phones off as they neared their targets and strapped a number plate, which had been stolen from a auto shop in Chester-le-Street, on to their car with rubber straps.

They were apprehended in the Birmingham on 13 April.

Court Proceedings and Sentencing

Valentino Nikolov had denied conspiracy to burglary but was convicted by jurors, while his family members had all entered admissions to the same charge.

At the proceeds of crime hearing, lawyer the prosecution said every one of the defendants had benefited from their offenses to the value of over £1.2 million, which was determined by what the victims said they had had stolen.

But Charlie was the only one deemed to have any funds that could be "recovered", specifically over a thousand pounds which had previously been confiscated by authorities, the court heard, with 14 days to be spent in prison if he failed to pay.

The remaining members had no money or property so were ordered to pay a nominal fee of £1 each, with one week in incarceration the consequence if the money was not submitted.

Judge Spragg said if they were found with assets in the coming years, "such as driving around Italy in a sports car or owning a home", the prosecution could initiate new proceedings to "satisfy the amount outstanding".