Beijing time on January 22 news, Tianjin Jinmen Tiger officially announced that Barton officially joined the team, Tianjin Daily reporter Gu Ying said that many teams have contacted Barton, but he decided to stay in Jinmen Tiger in the second stage of the league.

Gu Ying wrote on Weibo: "Revealing a detail that Cannot be ignored by Barton's official joining the Jinmen Tigers - although since the end of the last Chinese Super League season at the beginning of this month, there have been many opinions and speculations about the whereabouts of the 26-year-old Barton next season, but in fact, he officially joined the Tianjin Jinmen Tigers, which was already determined when the team was still playing the second stage of the league. ”
"On the night of Jan. 3, when the team finally achieved their regular season relegation goals, at dinner, every player spoke about how they felt about this season, and when it was Barton's turn, he happily made an exclusive announcement to himself in advance: 'I will officially become a member of the Jinmen Tigers next season.'" At the end of the season, Beijing Guoan Club was very eager to renew Barton's contract, and other clubs had contacted him, which made Barton always have psychological pressure, but when he chatted with him two days ago, he casually said a sentence, but it was particularly touching: 'Since I promised to stay in Jinmenhu, I will never change my mind again.' ’”