NEWPORT County could be set for a financial fillip after Wolverhampton Wanderers midfielder Lee Evans was called up to the senior Wales squad for their Euro Qualifiers.

Wales face Bosnia next Friday and Cyprus on Monday, October 13 in Cardiff without key duo Aaron Ramsey and Joe Allen. The injured Arsenal and Liverpool duo weren’t named in Chris Coleman’s squad yesterday and that has meant a first senior call for 20-year old Evans.

The Newport born midfielder came through the Exiles academy and has been tipped for the top since playing in County’s first ever contest at Wembley in the FA Trophy final as a 17-year old.

Evans was sold to Championship outfit Wolves in January 2013, with a confidentiality agreement between the two clubs meaning the terms of the deal were reported as ‘undisclosed.’

However, the Argus can reveal that while County aren’t rewarded simply for Evans’ inclusion in Coleman’s squad, they are set for a ‘significant sum,’ should the 20-year old make an appearance for the Dragons.

The Exiles are also still receiving club appearance related payments for Evans.

Evans scored for Wolves in their 3-3 draw with Reading on Sunday and has also found the net for U21s in their past two games. National team coach Chris Coleman believes Evans is a credit to the hard work that has transformed Newport County AFC, Evans the first player developed by the County to be picked for Wales since the club reformed.

Speaking exclusively to Argus sport, Coleman explained: “Lee is a credit to what is possible, I’m always asked is it possible for players from a lower level to climb the levels and make it into the Wales first team and Evo (Evans) is a perfect example of that.

“He did well at Newport, he’s done well at Wolves first in League One and then in the Championship and good on him, I think he’s a great example to a lot of kids. There would be something wrong if we were picking League of Wales players, but you can progress for the LOW or from non-league football and rise through the levels.

“Newport are commanding more attention, they were out in the wilderness and we are getting back to them being the big club they were at Somerton Park when I was a young player at Swansea City.

“It’s great to see them holding their own in League Two, Justin Edinburgh is doing a good job and long may that continue, it’s great for us to have them doing so well and they are a club very much on our radar.”

Coleman believes Evans will take to international football and will have no qualms about throwing him in if needed, especially in the absence of Ramsey and Allen and with fitness doubts over Emyr Huws and Jonathan Williams.

“If you’re good enough you’re old enough, that’ll always be the same and Lee has first team experience, he won’t feel out of place and the experienced players will put an arm around him if he needs it,” he said.

Coleman admitted he is struggling to act surprised at the news that Allen and Ramsey will miss out.

Ramsey pulled his hamstring in Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Tottenham and Allen hasn’t played since Wales’ trip to Andorra in September, recently undergoing a hernia operation.

"We've got used to being without players who everyone talks about being the main boys," Coleman said after naming a 26-man squad for the Cardiff City Stadium double-header.

"I've never had them altogether and we're also without David Vaughan and Andy Crofts, so that's four out of that midfield area.

"It's disappointing when you lose players of the calibre of Aaron and Joe, but I've got confidence in those boys to come in and do a job for us.

"I'm still excited going into it because these are two huge games."