But asked if he would object to the Spaniard returning, Dennis said: "One has to recognise the first objective of any grand prix team is to win races.
"Whatever obstacles sit between a team wanting to win and winning, be it engineering, fiscal or human issues, you resolve them. You never say never."
McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh initially tried to sign the double world champion for 2014 following tensions between Alonso and Ferrari this season, but has now switched his attentions to getting him for 2015.
Alonso, runner-up to Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel in three of the last four seasons, is contracted to Ferrari until the end of 2016 and said in September that he hoped to extend his stay with the Italian team.
"I have three more years with Ferrari and I hope many more to come if we can extend the contract and that would be my hope," said Alonso.
Nevertheless, Whitmarsh is hoping to persuade the 2005 and 2006 world champion to join McLaren for 2015, when the team start their new engine partnership with Japanese firm Honda.
A fortnight ago, Whitmarsh attended the opening of an exhibition in Madrid that showcases artefacts from Alonso's racing career.
Officially, Whitmarsh went as one of Alonso's former F1 team bosses, even though, strictly speaking, Dennis ran McLaren at the time the Spaniard was with the team.
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