Since Rodgers joined the club, Dave Fallows has joined as head of recruitment and Barry Hunter as chief scout from
Manchester City, while head of analysis Michael Edwards has become a central figure in assessing targets for owners Fenway Sports Group.
Ayre said he, Rodgers, Edwards and Fallows effectively created the director of football model between them.
“We have a head of analysis, a head of recruitment, a first-team manager, myself,” Ayre said. “All of those people are all inputting into a process that delivers what a director of football would deliver.