🔗 Share this article Isak Burglars Instructed to Pay Only £1 Each from £1.2 Million Heists Giacomo Nikolov admitted participating in the crimes Individuals of an Italian clan of burglars who took over £1.2 million worth of goods, among them from former Newcastle United striker Isak, have been ordered to pay back only £1 each. Brothers Valentino and Giacomo Nikolov, their sister Jela Jovanovic and her son Charlie Jovanovic journeyed to the northeastern of England to raid three houses in spring 2024. The foursome were jailed for from a decade or less in May 2025. At a proceeds of crime proceeding at the court, Jela Jovanovic and the Nikolov brothers were ordered to pay back £1 each while Charlie must hand over over a thousand pounds. Details of the Break-ins The court was told the gang arrived by ferry in the UK on March 27, 2024 and used a RV as their "headquarters", which they parked at Scotch Corner and Durham service stations while utilizing another car to scout out targets and execute thefts. On 31 March they stole over one million pounds of goods including designer clothing, handbags, jewelry and a honor from a residence on a street in Jesmond, while the owners were away. Valentino Nikolov was the only one of the group to contest burglary but was convicted by jurors The following night, the crew broke into a home on a private road in Whitburn, and stole designer handbags, valuables and footwear worth more than one hundred thousand pounds. Following surveillance of Newcastle United's training ground for two days, they then struck at the residence of Sweden striker Mr Isak in Darras Hall, Ponteland on April 4, taking £10,000 in money, £68,000 worth of jewellery and the striker's one hundred twenty thousand pound luxury car. The group, who were portrayed by the prosecution as experienced touring thieves, used hand coverings and face coverings, switched their phones on silent as they approached their targets and strapped a number plate, which had been taken from a auto shop in a town, on to their vehicle with elastic bands. They were arrested in the Birmingham area on 13 April. Burglars stole cash and jewellery worth £80,000 and an Audi from then-Newcastle United striker Isak's home Court Hearings and Sentencing Valentino Nikolov had pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to burglary but was found guilty by the court, while his family members had all submitted guilty pleas to the same charge. At the criminal gains hearing, lawyer the prosecution said every one of the burglars had profited from their offenses to the value of over £1.2 million, which was based on what the victims said they had lost. But Charlie Jovanovic was the only one deemed to have any funds that could be "realised", specifically £1,135.50 which had previously been confiscated by police, the court was informed, with 14 days to be served in jail if he defaulted. The other three had no money or property so were ordered to make a token amount of £1 per person, with one week in incarceration the result if the sum was not submitted. The judge Spragg said if they were discovered with property in the coming years, "for example driving around Italy in a fast car or possessing a home", prosecutors could seek new proceedings to "recover the amount outstanding".