LONDON, June 28 (Reuters) - BBVA's chairman said on Friday the bank had "no need" to improve its hostile bid for Sabadell, and when asked repeatedly to rule out the option of adding cash he said it was not his intention.

In a message sent to Reuters after an interview with Carlos Torres, a BBVA spokesperson said the chairman wanted to clarify that the bank ruled out improving the offer.

"It is not our intention to do it, and we don´t need to," Torres said, when asked repeatedly if he would rule out a cash sweetener.

BBVA shocked Spain and triggered widespread political opposition when it turned hostile in May in its pursuit of Spain's fourth-largest bank. Sabadell's board rejected the initial offer, saying it undervalued the lender. (Editing by Elisa Martinuzzi and Jason Neely)