🔗 Share this article Alexander Isak Robbers Instructed to Pay Just £1 Each from £1.2m Thefts Giacomo Nikolov confessed to participating in the crimes Members of an Italy-based clan of thieves who stole over £1.2 million worth of goods, among them from ex- Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak, have been mandated to pay back only £1 per person. Siblings Valentino and Giacomo Nikolov, their sister Jela and her child Charlie travelled to the north-east of England to burgle three houses in spring 2024. The foursome were imprisoned for from a decade or less in 2025. At a proceeds of crime hearing at Newcastle Crown Court, Jela Jovanovic and the Nikolov brothers were ordered to pay back £1 per person while Charlie must hand over over a thousand pounds. Particulars of the Break-ins The judge was told the group arrived by boat in the United Kingdom on 27 March 2024 and used a RV as their "headquarters", which they parked at Scotch Corner and Durham rest stops while using a separate vehicle to scout out targets and carry out thefts. On March 31 they stole over one million pounds of goods such as designer clothing, handbags, jewelry and a honor from a residence on Clayton Road in Jesmond, Newcastle, while the residents were on holiday. Valentino was the sole member of the group to deny burglary but was found guilty by the jury The next evening, the gang broke into a home on a gated cul-de-sac in Whitburn, South Tyneside, and stole designer handbags, valuables and footwear worth over one hundred thousand pounds. Following surveillance of Newcastle United's facility for 48 hours, they then acted at the home of Sweden striker Alexander Isak in Darras Hall on 4 April, stealing ten thousand pounds in money, £68,000 valued of jewellery and the striker's £120,000 luxury car. The group, who were described by prosecutors as experienced touring burglars, wore hand coverings and face coverings, turned 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 apprehended in the Birmingham on 13 April. Burglars stole money and jewellery worth eighty thousand pounds and an Audi from footballer Isak's home Legal Proceedings and Sentencing Valentino Nikolov had denied conspiracy to burglary but was convicted by the court, while his family members had all entered admissions to the same charge. At the proceeds of crime session, prosecutor Daniel Cordey said each of the defendants had profited from their crimes to the value of £1,266,285.93, which was based on what the affected parties said they had lost. But Charlie was the sole individual deemed to have any money that could be "recovered", namely over a thousand pounds which had already been seized by authorities, the court heard, with two weeks to be served in prison if he defaulted. The other three had no money or property so were directed to pay a token amount of £1 each, with seven days in prison the consequence if the sum was not submitted. The judge Robert Spragg said if they were found with assets in the future, "such as operating in Italy in a fast car or owning a property", the prosecution could seek new proceedings to "satisfy the amount outstanding".