 Cagliari had paid Rentistas a total of €5,473,500 for him.On 19 July 2013, Thiago Ribeiro returned to his country by signing a four-year deal with Santos, for a fee of €3,325,000 (R$ 10.814 million plus variables).He was assigned the number 11 jersey, previously held by Neymar, as the club was among a restructuration.