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Individuals of an Italian clan of thieves who took more than £1.2 million worth of items, among them from ex- Newcastle United forward Alexander Isak, have been mandated to pay back just £1 per person.

Siblings Valentino and Giacomo, their female sibling Jela Jovanovic and her child Charlie Jovanovic travelled to the north-east of England to burgle multiple homes in April 2024.

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

At a proceeds of crime proceeding at Newcastle Crown Court, Jela Jovanovic and the brothers Nikolov were ordered to pay back £1 per person while Charlie Jovanovic must pay over a thousand pounds.

Details of the Burglaries

The court previously heard the gang came by boat in the UK on 27 March 2024 and used a RV as their "headquarters", which they stationed at a service area and Durham service stations while using a separate vehicle to search for properties and carry out thefts.

On March 31 they took more than one million pounds of goods including high-end fashion, purses, jewelry and a CBE medal from a house on Clayton Road in Jesmond, Newcastle, while the owners were on holiday.

The next evening, the gang broke into a house on a gated cul-de-sac in Whitburn, and took luxury bags, valuables and footwear valued at over £100,000.

Following surveillance of Newcastle United's training ground for 48 hours, they then acted at the residence of Swedish striker Alexander Isak in Darras Hall on April 4, taking ten thousand pounds in cash, sixty-eight thousand pounds valued of jewelry and the striker's £120,000 Audi RS6.

The group, who were portrayed by the prosecution as professional itinerant thieves, used gloves and face coverings, turned their mobile devices off as they approached their objectives and strapped a number plate, which had been stolen from a garage in Chester-le-Street, on to their car with rubber straps.

They were apprehended in the Birmingham on 13 April.

Court Hearings and Rulings

Valentino had denied conspiracy to burglary but was convicted by jurors, while his family members had all entered guilty pleas to the identical accusation.

At the criminal gains hearing, prosecutor the prosecution said every one of the burglars had benefited from their offenses to the amount of over £1.2 million, which was based on what the affected parties said they had had stolen.

But Charlie was the only one deemed to have any funds that could be "realised", namely £1,135.50 which had previously been confiscated by police, the court heard, with 14 days to be served in jail if he defaulted.

The remaining members had no money or property so were ordered to pay a token amount of £1 per person, with seven days in prison the result if the sum was not paid.

The judge Robert Spragg said if they were discovered with property in the coming years, "such as driving around Italy in a fast car or possessing a home", prosecutors could initiate further action to "recover the sum outstanding".