With housing magnate Steve Morgan launching a counter-bid, Ladbrokes expect Liverpool's 20-1 odds to drop even further as the frenzied speculation continues to grow.
Ladbrokes spokesman Warren Lush said: " An injection of money into a club is commonly followed by an injection of money at the bookmakers. Punters have been backing Liverpool with three and four figure sums but the gap between them and the big three is still very wide.
"Some of the money we have seen has been from the Far East, particularly Thailand, but there has also been bets from Merseyside."
2004/2005 PREMIERSHIP
6/5 ARSENAL
2/1 CHELSEA
9/4 MAN UTD
20/1 LIVERPOOL
50/1 NEWCASTLE
66/1 ASTON VILLA