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Sports Interactive has hired a veteran member of the Pro Evolution Soccer team to work on a future Football Manager.
Jon Murphy, previously the head of the UK PES team at Konami, has joined the firm for an initial six months, with the hopes that he will become a permanent new addition to the team.
Sports Interactive boss Miles Jacobson announced the hire via Twitter, adding that Murphy will be working on Football Manager Online.
Very happy that @JonMurphy666 has today signed for the @SI_games on a 6 month loan deal with a view to a permanent transfer working on FMO.
— Miles Jacobson 💙 (@milesSI) February 16, 2015
Murphy left Konami back in September after 16 years. His most recent position was PES Team Leader.
