But BBC Sport has learned they have decided to retain Button, world champion in 2009, after weeks of leaning towards Kevin Magnussen.
The news means Button, 34, will extend his F1 career into a 16th season and team him up with the driver widely regarded as the best in the sport.
McLaren signed Alonso, 33, some weeks ago but had been vacillating over the identity of his team-mate.
They had intended to retain Magnussen, 22, on the basis that the team's data had suggested he was fractionally quicker and had youth and promise on his side.
But Button's strong finish to the season, his experience and perhaps unrest at boardroom level influenced the team to go the other way.
The two drivers were evenly matched for pure pace in 2014, with Button out-qualifying his Danish team-mate 10-9 over the course of the season.
The Englishman also scored more than twice as many points.
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