 On 27 February 2013, he was promoted to the main team, signing a deal which would keep him at the club till 2018.His contract termination fee was set at R$130 million (approx £26 million at January 2018) for foreign clubs and R$23 million (approx £5m) for Brazilian clubs.He also thanked Zico, saying that he was grateful to him not only as a player but also as a person.