🔗 Share this article Isak Robbers Ordered to Pay Just £1 Each from £1.2 Million Heists Jela Jovanovic confessed to participating in the crimes Individuals of an Italian family of burglars who stole over £1.2 million worth of goods, among them from former Newcastle United forward Alexander Isak, have been ordered to pay back only £1 per person. Brothers Valentino Nikolov and Giacomo Nikolov, their female sibling Jela Jovanovic and her child Charlie Jovanovic travelled to the north-east of the UK to burgle three houses in April 2024. The foursome were jailed for between six and 10 years in May 2025. At a criminal assets hearing at the court, Jela and the brothers Nikolov were ordered to pay back £1 each while Charlie must pay over a thousand pounds. Particulars of the Burglaries The court previously heard the gang came by boat in the United Kingdom on 27 March 2024 and used a RV as their "base of operations", which they stationed at Scotch Corner and Durham service rest stops while utilizing another car to scout out targets and execute thefts. On March 31 they stole over one million pounds of items such as designer clothing, handbags, jewelry and a CBE medal from a residence on Clayton Road in Jesmond, while the residents were away. Valentino was the sole member of the group to deny the charge but was found guilty by the jury The following night, the gang broke into a house on a gated cul-de-sac in Whitburn, and took luxury bags, valuables and footwear valued at more than £100,000. Following surveillance of Newcastle United's facility for 48 hours, they then struck at the home of Sweden striker Mr Isak in Darras Hall on April 4, taking £10,000 in cash, sixty-eight thousand pounds worth of jewellery and the striker's one hundred twenty thousand pound luxury car. The gang, who were portrayed by prosecutors as professional touring burglars, used hand coverings and face coverings, switched their phones on silent as they approached their objectives and attached a number plate, which had been stolen from a auto shop in a town, on to their vehicle with elastic bands. They were arrested in the Birmingham area on 13 April. Thieves took cash and jewelry valued at £80,000 and an Audi from footballer Alexander Isak's property Court Hearings and Sentencing Valentino had denied conspiracy to burglary but was convicted by the court, while his family members had all entered admissions to the identical accusation. At the criminal gains hearing, prosecutor Daniel Cordey said each of the defendants had benefited from their crimes to the amount of over £1.2 million, which was based on what the victims said they had had stolen. But Charlie Jovanovic was the only one deemed to have any money that could be "realised", specifically £1,135.50 which had previously been confiscated by authorities, the court heard, with 14 days to be spent in jail if he failed to pay. The other three had no assets or property so were directed to make a nominal fee of £1 each, 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 future, "such as operating in Italy in a sports car or owning a property", the prosecution could seek new proceedings to "recover the sum due".