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Members of an Italy-based clan of thieves who stole over £1.2m worth of items, among them from former Newcastle United forward Alexander Isak, have been ordered to return just £1 per person.

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

The group of four were imprisoned for from six and 10 years in 2025.

At a proceeds of crime proceeding at the court, Jela and the brothers Nikolov were instructed to pay back £1 per person while Charlie must hand over over a thousand pounds.

Particulars of the Break-ins

The judge was told the group came by boat in the United Kingdom on March 27, 2024 and used a RV as their "base of operations", which they stationed at a service area and Durham service rest stops while using another car to search for targets and carry out burglaries.

On March 31 they stole over one million pounds of items such as high-end fashion, handbags, jewellery and a honor from a house on Clayton Road in Jesmond, Newcastle, while the owners were on holiday.

The next evening, the crew broke into a house on a private road in Whitburn, South Tyneside, and took luxury bags, valuables and shoes worth more than one hundred thousand pounds.

After scouting out Newcastle United's training ground for two days, they then struck at the residence of Sweden striker Alexander Isak in Darras Hall, Ponteland on 4 April, stealing £10,000 in cash, £68,000 worth of jewelry and the player's £120,000 luxury car.

The group, who were described by prosecutors as experienced itinerant burglars, used hand coverings and face coverings, turned their mobile devices on silent as they approached their targets and strapped a number plate, which had been taken from a garage in Chester-le-Street, on to their vehicle with elastic bands.

They were apprehended in the Birmingham area on April 13.

Legal Proceedings and Sentencing

Valentino had denied conspiracy to burglary but was convicted by the court, while his three relations had all submitted guilty pleas to the same charge.

At the criminal gains session, prosecutor the prosecution said each of the defendants had profited from their offenses to the value of over £1.2 million, which was determined by what the victims said they had lost.

But Charlie was the sole individual found to have any funds that could be "recovered", namely over a thousand pounds which had previously been confiscated by authorities, the judge 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 each, with seven days in prison the result if the sum was not paid.

Judge Robert Spragg said if they were discovered with property in the coming years, "for example driving around in Italy in a sports car or owning a property", prosecutors could seek further action to "recover the amount outstanding".