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Liverpool's board met on Tuesday after it received two new bids to buy the club, BBC Sport understands. It is thought one of the bids is from Asia, with the other from America.
A source close to the negotiations said: "Both would significantly reduce the debt and give the current owners their original investment back."
But the club's co-owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett are understood to be opposing the sale of the Reds to either of the two parties.
Three independent members of the board - managing director Christian Purslow, chairman Martin Broughton and commercial director Ian Ayre - will favour a sale and are weighing up whether to accept one of the bids.
But it is thought Hicks and Gillett are against accepting either of the bids as neither would see the American duo walk away with a profit.
Liverpool were put up for sale by Hicks and Gillett in April with debts of £351.4m.
The pair paid £174.1m to buy the club in 2007, while also agreeing to take on the club's debt of £44.8m.
It was said to be a new dawn for the Anfield outfit, with outgoing chairman David Moores describing it as "a great step forward for its shareholders and its fans".
But little has gone right for either the club or its owners since then.
In August there were abortive bids from Hong Kong businessman Kenny Huang and a consortium fronted by Syrian businessman Yahya Kirdi.
Earlier on Tuesday, Kirdi was quoted as saying the group he represents were dropping out of contention, saying: "Once everyone is united and there's logic in the price and the overall deal, me and my group will be prepared to return to the table."
Many of the club's fans have become increasingly outraged at the pair's mismanagement of the club, which is said to be currently £237.4m in debt.
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) have set a deadline of 15 October for that money to be repaid or a penalty fee of £60m will be due.
If not the bank has the option of extending the deadline once again, or deciding enough is enough and either selling the club to the highest bidder or putting it in administration.
A source close to the negotiations said: "Both would significantly reduce the debt and give the current owners their original investment back."
But the club's co-owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett are understood to be opposing the sale of the Reds to either of the two parties.
Three independent members of the board - managing director Christian Purslow, chairman Martin Broughton and commercial director Ian Ayre - will favour a sale and are weighing up whether to accept one of the bids.
But it is thought Hicks and Gillett are against accepting either of the bids as neither would see the American duo walk away with a profit.
Liverpool were put up for sale by Hicks and Gillett in April with debts of £351.4m.
The pair paid £174.1m to buy the club in 2007, while also agreeing to take on the club's debt of £44.8m.
It was said to be a new dawn for the Anfield outfit, with outgoing chairman David Moores describing it as "a great step forward for its shareholders and its fans".
But little has gone right for either the club or its owners since then.
In August there were abortive bids from Hong Kong businessman Kenny Huang and a consortium fronted by Syrian businessman Yahya Kirdi.
Earlier on Tuesday, Kirdi was quoted as saying the group he represents were dropping out of contention, saying: "Once everyone is united and there's logic in the price and the overall deal, me and my group will be prepared to return to the table."
Many of the club's fans have become increasingly outraged at the pair's mismanagement of the club, which is said to be currently £237.4m in debt.
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) have set a deadline of 15 October for that money to be repaid or a penalty fee of £60m will be due.
If not the bank has the option of extending the deadline once again, or deciding enough is enough and either selling the club to the highest bidder or putting it in administration.
