🔗 Share this article Alexander Isak Robbers Instructed to Repay Just £1 Per Person from £1.2 Million Heists Giacomo Nikolov confessed to participating in the burglaries Individuals of an Italian clan of burglars who took more than £1.2 million valued of goods, among them from former Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak, have been ordered to return only £1 per person. Siblings Valentino Nikolov and Giacomo, their female sibling Jela Jovanovic and her child Charlie journeyed to the northeastern of the UK to burgle three houses in spring 2024. The foursome were jailed for from 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 must hand over £1,135. Particulars of the Burglaries The judge was told the gang came by boat in the United Kingdom on March 27, 2024 and employed a campervan as their "base of operations", which they stationed at a service area and Durham service stations while utilizing another car to scout out properties and carry out burglaries. On 31 March they stole more than one million pounds of items such as high-end fashion, purses, jewellery and a CBE medal from a residence on a street in Jesmond, Newcastle, while the owners were on holiday. Valentino was the sole member of the foursome to deny burglary but was found guilty by jurors The next evening, the crew entered a house on a gated cul-de-sac in Whitburn, South Tyneside, and took luxury bags, jewellery and footwear worth over one hundred thousand pounds. Following surveillance of Newcastle United's training ground for 48 hours, they then acted at the residence of Sweden striker Alexander Isak in Darras Hall on April 4, stealing £10,000 in money, sixty-eight thousand pounds valued of jewellery and the player's £120,000 luxury car. The gang, who were portrayed by prosecutors as experienced touring thieves, used gloves and masks, turned their phones off as they neared their targets and attached a number plate, which had been taken from a garage in a town, on to their car with elastic bands. They were arrested in the Birmingham area on April 13. Burglars stole money and jewellery valued at £80,000 and an car from footballer Alexander Isak's home Court Hearings and Sentencing Valentino Nikolov had pleaded not guilty to the burglary plot but was found guilty by the court, while his family members had all entered admissions to the identical accusation. At the proceeds of crime hearing, prosecutor the prosecution said every one of the defendants had benefited from their crimes to the amount of £1,266,285.93, which was based on what the affected parties said they had had stolen. But Charlie was the sole individual found to have any money that could be "realised", namely £1,135.50 which had already been seized by authorities, the judge heard, with 14 days to be spent in jail if he defaulted. The remaining members had no assets or assets so were directed to pay a token amount of £1 each, with one week in incarceration the consequence if the sum was not paid. Judge Spragg said if they were discovered with assets in the future, "such as driving around in Italy in a sports car or possessing a home", the prosecution could initiate new proceedings to "recover the amount due".