Four people have been jailed after a raid at a Newcastle United star’s home.
The travelling burglars targeted the Newcastle United striker's home as well as two other plush properties in the North East of England last year.
Footy ace Isak wasn't in at the time of the raid but when he returned home at 10pm on April 4 last year he found his outside bins in his TV room.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Alexander Isak of Newcastle United chases the ball during the Premier League match between Newcastle United FC and Chelsea FC at St James' Park on May 11, 2025 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images)NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Alexander Isak of Newcastle United chases the ball during the Premier League match between Newcastle United FC and Chelsea FC at St James' Park on May 11, 2025 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images)
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND - MAY 11: Alexander Isak of Newcastle United chases the ball during the Premier League match between Newcastle United FC and Chelsea FC at St James' Park on May 11, 2025 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Newcastle Crown Court heard that footage obtained from his "doggy cam" captured the raiders, who had travelled from Italy to raid luxury homes in the UK, lurking around his upmarket property in the Darras Hall area of Northumberland.
The 25-year-old's Audi sports car was also taken in the raid but later recovered, with some damage to the boot.Brothers Valentino Nikolov, 32, and Giacomo Nikolov, 28, their sister Jela Jovanovic, 43, and her son Charlie Jovanovic, 23, who had all travelled from Italy to the UK to raid luxury houses, were later traced by police and arrested.
Four people have since been jailed.
Judge Robert Spragg said the burglaries, which netted the gang £1.3m, were planned, sophisticated and high value items were targeted, causing economic and sentimental loss.
The judge told the raiders: "You all travelled from Italy specifically to carry out these burglaries as part of an organised criminal family group."You carefully researched and targeted your victims."
Judge Spragg said the gang hanging around Newcastle United's training ground before the raid at Alexander Isak's home was "clear evidence of surveillance taking place".
Valentino Nikolov, 32, who has previous convictions for theft in Italy and burglary in Switzerland, has been jailed for ten years.
His brother Giacomo Nikolov, 28, who also has convictions for theft, got eight years.Their sister and getaway driver during the raids Jela Jovanovic, 43, got seven years and two months.
Her son Charlie Jovanovic, 23, who has a previous conviction for burglary in Switzerland, was jailed for six years and nine months.
All four of the defendants, who face deportation after the jail terms, expressed remorse for the impact of their offences and say they want to return to their homeland.
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