Members of an Italy-based clan of thieves who stole more than £1.2m valued of goods, among them from former Newcastle United striker Isak, have been mandated to pay back just £1 each.
Brothers Valentino Nikolov and Giacomo Nikolov, their female sibling Jela Jovanovic and her son Charlie Jovanovic journeyed to the north-east of the UK to raid three houses in spring 2024.
The foursome were jailed for between six and 10 years in May 2025.
At a criminal assets proceeding at Newcastle Crown Court, Jela Jovanovic and the brothers Nikolov were instructed to repay £1 per person while Charlie must hand over over a thousand pounds.
The court previously heard the gang came by boat in the UK on 27 March 2024 and employed a RV as their "base of operations", which they stationed at a service area and Durham service rest stops while using another car to search for targets and execute thefts.
On 31 March they took over one million pounds of items such as designer clothing, purses, jewellery and a CBE medal from a residence on a street in Jesmond, while the owners were on holiday.
The following night, the gang broke into a house on a private road in Whitburn, South Tyneside, and took designer handbags, jewellery and shoes valued at over one hundred thousand pounds.
Following surveillance of Newcastle United's facility for two days, they then acted at the residence of Sweden player Alexander Isak in Darras Hall on April 4, stealing ten thousand pounds in money, £68,000 worth of jewellery and the player's £120,000 Audi RS6.
The group, who were described by the prosecution as experienced touring thieves, used gloves and face coverings, switched their phones on silent as they neared their targets and attached a license plate, which had been taken from a garage in Chester-le-Street, on to their vehicle with elastic bands.
They were arrested in the Birmingham on 13 April.
Valentino had pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to burglary but was found guilty by the court, while his three relations had all submitted admissions to the same charge.
At the proceeds of crime hearing, prosecutor the prosecution said each of the defendants had benefited from their offenses to the amount of £1,266,285.93, which was determined by what the affected parties said they had lost.
But Charlie Jovanovic was the only one deemed to have any money that could be "realised", specifically £1,135.50 which had previously been confiscated by authorities, the court was informed, with 14 days to be spent in prison if he defaulted.
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.
Judge Robert Spragg said if they were found with property in the future, "such as operating Italy in a sports car or owning a home", the prosecution could seek further action to "satisfy the sum due".
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