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Individuals of an Italy-based clan of thieves who stole over £1.2 million worth of goods, including from ex- Newcastle United forward Isak, have been ordered to return only £1 each.

Siblings Valentino and Giacomo, their sister Jela and her child Charlie travelled to the northeastern of the UK to raid three houses in spring 2024.

The group of four were jailed for from a decade or less in 2025.

At a proceeds of crime proceeding at Newcastle Crown Court, Jela and the brothers Nikolov were instructed to pay back £1 per person while Charlie must hand over £1,135.

Particulars of the Break-ins

The court was told the gang arrived by boat in the United Kingdom on 27 March 2024 and employed a RV as their "base of operations", which they stationed at a service area and Durham rest stops while utilizing a separate vehicle to scout out properties and carry out thefts.

On March 31 they took more than one million pounds of items including high-end fashion, handbags, jewellery and a honor from a house on Clayton Road in Jesmond, Newcastle, while the residents were on holiday.

The next evening, the crew entered a home on a private road in Whitburn, South Tyneside, and stole designer handbags, jewellery and footwear valued at over £100,000.

Following surveillance of Newcastle United's training ground for 48 hours, they then struck at the home of Sweden striker Alexander Isak in Darras Hall on April 4, taking £10,000 in cash, £68,000 worth of jewelry and the player's one hundred twenty thousand pound Audi RS6.

The gang, who were portrayed by the prosecution as professional touring burglars, used gloves and masks, turned their phones off as they approached their targets and attached a number plate, which had been stolen from a auto shop in Chester-le-Street, on to their vehicle with rubber straps.

They were apprehended in the Birmingham on 13 April.

Court Proceedings and Sentencing

Valentino had pleaded not guilty to the burglary plot but was convicted by the court, while his three relations had all entered admissions to the same charge.

At the proceeds of crime session, lawyer Daniel Cordey said every one of the burglars had benefited from their offenses to the value of over £1.2 million, which was determined by what the affected parties said they had lost.

But Charlie was the only one deemed to have any money that could be "recovered", namely over a thousand pounds which had previously been confiscated by police, the judge was informed, with 14 days to be spent in jail if he failed to pay.

The other three had no money or assets so were ordered to make a token amount of £1 per person, with one week in incarceration the consequence if the sum was not paid.

The judge Spragg said if they were discovered with assets in the future, "such as driving around in Italy in a sports car or owning a home", the prosecution could initiate new proceedings to "recover the amount due".