Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis insists they were never serious about a move for Goran Pandev.
Pandev is expected to join Inter Milan after having his contract at Lazio rescinded last week.
Speaking to Tutto Mercato Web, De Laurentiis said: "Napoli have never been interested in Pandev. We have never even spoken about Pandev.
"In fact, we have never spoken of having a need of a striker. We have so many anyway," he concluded.