🔗 Share this article Alexander Isak Burglars Ordered to Repay Only £1 Per Person from £1.2 Million Heists Charlie Jovanovic admitted their involvement in the crimes Individuals of an Italian clan of burglars who took more than £1.2 million valued of items, including from former Newcastle United striker Isak, have been ordered to pay back only £1 per person. Siblings Valentino Nikolov and Giacomo Nikolov, their sister Jela Jovanovic and her son Charlie travelled to the northeastern of England to raid three houses in April 2024. The foursome were jailed for between six and 10 years in 2025. At a criminal assets hearing at the court, Jela Jovanovic and the brothers Nikolov were ordered to repay £1 per person while Charlie must hand over over a thousand pounds. Particulars of the Break-ins The court previously heard the gang arrived by ferry in the UK on March 27, 2024 and used a RV as their "headquarters", which they parked at a service area and Durham rest stops while utilizing a separate vehicle to scout out targets and carry out burglaries. On March 31 they stole over £1m of items including designer clothing, purses, jewellery and a CBE medal from a residence on a street in Jesmond, Newcastle, while the owners were on holiday. Valentino was the only one of the foursome to deny the charge but was convicted by jurors 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 worth over £100,000. Following surveillance of the football club's training ground for 48 hours, they then struck at the home of Sweden player Alexander Isak in Darras Hall, Ponteland on April 4, stealing ten thousand pounds in cash, £68,000 valued of jewelry and the striker's one hundred twenty thousand pound luxury car. The group, who were portrayed by the prosecution as professional itinerant thieves, used hand coverings and face coverings, turned their phones off as they approached their targets and strapped a license plate, which had been taken from a garage in a town, on to their vehicle with rubber straps. They were apprehended in the Birmingham on 13 April. Thieves took money and jewelry valued at eighty thousand pounds and an car from footballer Isak's property Court Proceedings and Rulings Valentino Nikolov had pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to burglary but was convicted by jurors, while his family members had all entered admissions to the identical accusation. At the criminal gains session, lawyer Daniel Cordey 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 lost. But Charlie Jovanovic was the sole individual found to have any money that could be "recovered", namely £1,135.50 which had previously been confiscated by authorities, the judge heard, with 14 days to be served in prison if he defaulted. The other three had no assets or assets so were directed to pay a nominal fee of £1 per person, with seven days in prison the consequence if the money was not submitted. Judge Spragg said if they were found with assets in the future, "such as driving around Italy in a sports car or possessing a home", prosecutors could initiate new proceedings to "recover the amount due".