Real Madrid have opened negotiations to sign Lonnie Walker IV away from Maccabi Tel Aviv this summer, ONE reports, citing the Spanish basketball journalist Chema de Lucas.

De Lucas broke the news on X, writing that Real Madrid "negocia el fichaje de Lonnie Walker" — Real Madrid are negotiating the signing of Lonnie Walker. The claim was quickly picked up by several Spanish basketball outlets tracking the EuroLeague market.

According to ONE, Walker still has two years remaining on the three-year, roughly $10 million contract he signed with Maccabi last summer, but both sides are said to be open to finding an exit arrangement that would let him leave. The American guard is understood to be seeking a fresh challenge, while Maccabi would be willing to let him go if the right solution is found.

It would not be the first flirtation between the two parties. Real Madrid were reportedly close to landing Walker back in November, only for that move to collapse over the NBA exit-clause terms the player wanted and the Spanish club would not accept.

How any deal would actually work remains the open question. ONE notes it is still unclear whether Real Madrid would take on Walker's full Maccabi salary, share the cost, or whether Maccabi would need compensation of some kind to release him early.

The report lands a day after Sportando separately reported that Walker could part ways with Maccabi this summer, with EuroLeague clubs already said to be monitoring his situation as they look to strengthen their backcourts for the new season.

Walker's contract had included NBA exit windows running to July 15 in both 2026 and 2027, according to Basketnews — meaning any departure now, with that date already passed, would have to be negotiated as a mutual separation rather than triggered by a built-in clause.

On the court, Walker has been one of Maccabi's more productive perimeter scorers this season, averaging close to 15 points and around two assists a game in the EuroLeague, despite losing several weeks to a dislocated finger.

For Maccabi, moving Walker on would remove a significant salary commitment from the roster heading into the new campaign — one of the club's stated priorities this offseason. For Real Madrid, adding an experienced NBA-calibre scoring guard would address a perimeter need as they reshape their roster around Europe's continental contenders.

Nothing has been confirmed by either club, and the structure of any transfer — buyout, salary split or otherwise — has yet to be reported in detail.