🔗 Share this article Alexander Isak Burglars Instructed to Pay Only £1 Per Person from £1.2 Million Thefts Giacomo Nikolov confessed to their involvement in the burglaries Individuals of an Italian family of burglars who took over £1.2 million valued of items, among them from ex- NUFC forward Alexander Isak, have been mandated to return just £1 each. Siblings Valentino Nikolov and Giacomo, their female sibling Jela Jovanovic and her child Charlie travelled to the northeastern of England to burgle multiple homes in spring 2024. The foursome were imprisoned for between six and 10 years in 2025. At a criminal assets proceeding at Newcastle Crown Court, Jela and the brothers Nikolov were instructed to repay £1 each while Charlie must pay £1,135. Particulars of the Burglaries The judge previously heard the gang came by boat in the United Kingdom on March 27, 2024 and used a campervan as their "headquarters", which they parked at Scotch Corner and Durham rest stops while using another car to scout out targets and execute thefts. On 31 March they took over £1m of goods such as designer clothing, purses, jewellery and a honor from a residence on a street in Jesmond, Newcastle, while the residents were away. Valentino Nikolov was the only one of the group to deny burglary but was found guilty by jurors The following night, the crew entered a home on a private road in Whitburn, and took designer handbags, valuables and footwear worth more than one hundred thousand pounds. After scouting out Newcastle United's facility for two days, they then acted at the home of Swedish striker Mr Isak in Darras Hall on April 4, stealing ten thousand pounds in money, £68,000 worth of jewelry and the striker's one hundred twenty thousand pound luxury car. The group, who were portrayed by prosecutors as experienced touring burglars, used hand coverings and face coverings, switched their mobile devices on silent as they neared their objectives and strapped a license plate, which had been taken from a auto shop in Chester-le-Street, on to their car with rubber straps. They were arrested in the Birmingham on 13 April. Burglars took money and jewelry worth eighty thousand pounds and an car from footballer Isak's property Court Hearings and Sentencing Valentino had denied conspiracy to burglary but was found guilty by jurors, while his three relations had all submitted admissions to the same charge. At the proceeds of crime session, prosecutor the prosecution said every one of the burglars had profited 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 found to have any money that could be "realised", specifically over a thousand pounds which had previously been confiscated by authorities, the court heard, with 14 days to be spent in jail if he failed to pay. The remaining members had no money or assets 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 Spragg said if they were found with property in the coming years, "such as operating Italy in a fast car or possessing a property", prosecutors could initiate new proceedings to "satisfy the sum due".