🔗 Share this article Alexander Isak Burglars Instructed to Repay Just £1 Each from £1.2m Heists Charlie Jovanovic confessed to participating in the burglaries Members of an Italian family of burglars who stole more than £1.2m worth of items, among them from former Newcastle United striker Isak, have been ordered to pay back only £1 each. Brothers Valentino and Giacomo Nikolov, their female sibling Jela Jovanovic and her child Charlie Jovanovic journeyed to the northeastern of the UK to raid three houses in April 2024. The group of four were imprisoned for between a decade or less in 2025. At a criminal assets hearing at the court, Jela and the brothers Nikolov were instructed to pay back £1 per person while Charlie Jovanovic must pay over a thousand pounds. Particulars of the Burglaries The judge previously heard the group arrived by ferry in the UK on 27 March 2024 and employed a RV as their "base of operations", which they parked at a service area and Durham rest stops while utilizing another car to search for properties and execute thefts. On March 31 they took over £1m of items including designer clothing, purses, jewelry and a honor from a house on Clayton Road in Jesmond, Newcastle, while the residents were on holiday. Valentino was the only one of the group to contest 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 footwear valued at more than £100,000. Following surveillance of the football club's facility for 48 hours, they then acted at the residence of Swedish player Mr Isak in Darras Hall on 4 April, taking ten thousand pounds in cash, £68,000 worth of jewelry and the striker's £120,000 Audi RS6. The group, who were described by prosecutors as experienced touring burglars, used hand coverings and masks, turned their mobile devices on silent as they approached their objectives and strapped a license plate, which had been taken from a auto shop in Chester-le-Street, on to their vehicle with rubber straps. They were arrested in the Birmingham on 13 April. Burglars took cash and jewellery valued at £80,000 and an car from footballer Alexander Isak's home Court Proceedings and Rulings Valentino Nikolov had denied conspiracy to burglary but was convicted by jurors, while his three relations had all entered guilty pleas to the identical accusation. At the proceeds of crime session, prosecutor the prosecution said every one of the defendants had profited from their crimes to the amount of over £1.2 million, which was determined by what the affected parties said they had lost. But Charlie Jovanovic was the sole individual found to have any funds that could be "recovered", namely £1,135.50 which had already been seized by authorities, the court was informed, with 14 days to be spent in jail if he defaulted. The remaining members had no money or assets so were ordered to pay a nominal fee of £1 each, with one week in prison the consequence if the money was not submitted. The judge Spragg said if they were discovered with property in the future, "for example operating in Italy in a fast car or owning a home", the prosecution could initiate new proceedings to "recover the sum outstanding".