🔗 Share this article Alexander Isak Burglars Ordered to Pay Just £1 Each from £1.2m Heists Jela Jovanovic confessed to participating in the burglaries Individuals of an Italian clan of thieves who stole over £1.2 million valued of goods, including from ex- NUFC striker Isak, have been mandated to return just £1 each. Siblings Valentino and Giacomo, their sister Jela Jovanovic and her child Charlie Jovanovic travelled to the north-east of the UK to burgle three houses in spring 2024. The foursome were jailed for from six and 10 years in May 2025. At a criminal assets hearing at the court, Jela Jovanovic and the brothers Nikolov were ordered to repay £1 each while Charlie must hand over over a thousand pounds. Details of the Break-ins The judge previously heard the gang arrived by ferry in the UK on 27 March 2024 and used a RV as their "base of operations", which they parked at Scotch Corner and Durham service stations while using a separate vehicle to search for properties and carry out thefts. On March 31 they stole over £1m of items including high-end fashion, purses, jewellery and a honor from a house on Clayton Road in Jesmond, Newcastle, while the residents were away. Valentino was the only one of the group to contest the charge but was found guilty by the jury The following night, the gang entered a house on a private road in Whitburn, and stole luxury bags, valuables and footwear valued at more than one hundred thousand pounds. After scouting out the football club's training ground for 48 hours, they then struck at the residence of Swedish striker Mr Isak in Darras Hall on 4 April, taking ten thousand pounds in money, £68,000 worth of jewellery and the player's one hundred twenty thousand pound Audi RS6. The gang, who were described by prosecutors as professional touring burglars, wore gloves and face coverings, switched their mobile devices on silent as they neared their objectives and attached a number plate, which had been taken from a auto shop in a town, on to their car with elastic bands. They were arrested in the Birmingham area on April 13. Thieves took cash and jewelry valued at £80,000 and an car from then-Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak's home Court Proceedings and Sentencing Valentino Nikolov had denied conspiracy to burglary but was found guilty by jurors, while his family members had all entered admissions to the same charge. At the proceeds of crime session, lawyer the prosecution said each of the defendants had profited from their crimes to the amount of £1,266,285.93, which was based on what the affected parties said they had lost. But Charlie was the only one found to have any funds that could be "realised", specifically over a thousand pounds which had previously been confiscated by police, the judge heard, with two weeks to be served in jail if he failed to pay. The other three had no assets or property so were ordered to make a token amount of £1 each, with one week in incarceration the result if the sum was not paid. The judge Spragg said if they were found with property in the future, "such as operating Italy in a sports car or owning a property", prosecutors could initiate new proceedings to "recover the amount outstanding".