And the signs are that he can do his bit and chip into another joint effort to keep his side on target.
The Seagulls shared goals around more effectively than any other team last term on their way to eighth place in the Premier League.
Fabian Hurzeler will be more than happy to see similar happen after losing one of their three double-digit men.
Joao Pedro headed to Chelsea in the summer but Kaoru Mitoma and Danny Welbeck remain on board.
While not a double-figure scorer, Georginio Rutter scored five in half a season.
So a pro-rata double figures, if you like.
And then there is Ayari. Goals seemed to be all that was really missing in his progress last term.
He actually had the ball in the net on the opening day at Everton, only for it to be ruled out for a narrow offside call.
But he scored two in the last three home games and also got into great positions to turn home a couple of Matt O’Riley crosses in pre-season.
So the way his name was mentioned by Hurzeler in his press conference was a little surprising and possibly unkind on the midfielder.
But the message is a clear one – and one which fitted with the performances last season when an unmatched 18 players scored for Albion in the Prem.
Hurzeler said: “One of our biggest strengths last season was that we had a lot of players who could score goals.
“And exactly like this, we will replace Joao.
“We can't replace him one-to-one, but we can replace him as a togetherness, as a group.
“We can embrace him if other players step in and score goals.
**“**And we have a lot of players who have the ability to score goals. We have Matt O’Riley, we have Diego Gomez, Jack Hinshelwood scored goals, Carlos Baleba can score goals.
“Yasin Ayari has to make the next step regarding scoring goals.
“We have still Danny Welbeck, Georginio Rutter, Minteh, Mitoma. Then we have centre-backs who can score after headers.
“So we have a lot of players who are capable of scoring goals. And this is our approach.
“We can't replace these kinds of players one-to-one, but we can replace them with a togetherness and that's what we try to do.”
As well as Joao Pedro, league goalscorers from last season who are no longer about are Evan Ferguson, Pervis Estupinan and Simon Adingra, who got four between them.
But Lewis Dunk did not get on the scoresheet last term and he is usually good for a couple while Joel Veltman did not manage his annual goal.
It was pointed out to Hurzeler that the winner against Fulham last March was a penalty won and converted by the Joao Pedro.
But the first goal that day was from a set-piece as Jan Paul van Hecke headed home Ayari’s pinpoint delivery.
Set-pieces is an area they can target this term with new coach Yannick Euvrard on board.
“It's about making a refreshment, having new voices, new personalities,” Hurzeler said about coaching changes made this summer.
“And that's why I made the decision. I'm very thankful that the club supported me with this decision. And for the guys who are leaving, I have a lot of respect for them.”
In terms of scoring goals, Albion have a few landmarks coming up.
The obvious one is Welbeck (33 Prem goals for Albion to date) closing in on the top-flight club record of 37 set by Michael Robinson in the old First Division.
They should reach 600 top-flight goals this term (565 scored so far).
There is also the target of 400 Prem goals (383 scored so far).
Club historian Tim Carder has also pointed out Albion are 15 goals short of their 500th at the Amex in all competitive fixtures.