A "professional" gang of burglars stole jewellery and cash worth almost £80,000 from the home of Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak, a court has heard.
Four members of the same family travelled to the North East to burgle high-value homes last spring, with the Swedish international's home the third to be targeted, Newcastle Crown Court heard.
Three people who live in Italy have admitted their involvement but Valentino Nikolov, 32, denies burglary.
The court heard they had been repeatedly captured on CCTV both at the crime scenes and on the way to and from the burglaries.